3-D Finite-Element Analysis of Conductive Coupling Problems in Transmission Line Rights of Way

Author

Blattner Martinho, Lucas ; Silva, Viviane Cristine ; Leite Pereira Filho, Mario ; Facio Palin, Marcelo ; Lopes Verardi, Sergio Luis ; Cardoso, Jose Roberto

Author_Institution

Lab. de Eletromagnetismo Aplicado, Escola Politec. da Univ. de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Volume

50

Issue

2

fYear

2014

fDate

Feb. 2014

Firstpage

969

Lastpage

972

Abstract

The 3-D finite-element method is applied to compute conductive couplings in a transmission line right of way. The domain under analysis is composed of several underground structures, such as ground wires of high-voltage towers, a coated pipeline section, and a steel-reinforced masonry enclosure. A nonhomogeneous Dirichlet boundary condition procedure is employed to overcome the modeling difficulties of this particular problem. A preliminary test problem to validate this procedure is also discussed.

Keywords

electromagnetic coupling; electromagnetic induction; finite element analysis; power transmission lines; underground transmission systems; 3D finite element analysis; 3D finite element method; coated pipeline section; conductive coupling problems; ground wires; high voltage towers; nonhomogeneous Dirichlet boundary condition procedure; steel reinforced masonry enclosure; transmission line rights of way; underground structures; Boundary conditions; Couplings; Electric potential; Finite element analysis; Grounding; Power transmission lines; Soil; Electromagnetic coupling; finite-element methods (FEMs); grounding; pipelines; transmission lines;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TMAG.2013.2282360

Filename

6749049