Temperature Analysis Based on Multi-Coupling Field and Ampacity Optimization Calculation of Shore Power Cable Considering Tide Effect

Abstract

Shore power system that powers berthing ships is gradually becoming widely used worldwide because it helps reduce air and noise pollution. However, due to the bad environment of the port, the influence of the port tide on the temperature distribution and the ampacity of the shore power cable connecting the ship and shore can't be ignored. Therefore, in this paper, a thermal field calculation model of shore power cable based on electromagnetic-thermal-flow coupling field is presented, in which the impact of tide has been considered. And the validity of the coupling model is verified by thermal circuit method base on IEC(International Electrotechnical Commission) 60287 standard. Then, the influence of cable immersion depth, water velocity and temperature, wind speed and air temperature on the temperature distribution of shore power cable was analyzed based on the multi-field coupling model. Finally, the ampacity of shore power cable in different environments is calculated by the combined Newton iterative and numerical simulation method. The results indicate that the conductor temperature firstly decreases and then increases with the immersion depth. And when the immersion depth is small, the wind speed dominates the temperature of the conductor. While the water flow speed plays a leading role in the conductor temperature when the immersion depth is deeper. In addition, the relationship between ambient temperature and capacity of shore power cable is approximately linear. INDEX TERMS shore power cable, temperature calculation, ampacity calculation, multi-field coupling model, tidal effect, finite element simulation, iteration