Cable design
Electric field strength and capacitance of power cables, leakage current and dielectric loss, inductance, temperature distribution and ampacity, and structural stress analysis.
Available Analysis Modules
QuickField can be applied to many aspects of cable design:
Electrostatics
Electric field strength and potential distribution; capacitance calculation.
AC Conduction, DC Conduction
Active and reactive leakage current; power loss in the insulation.
Transient Electric Field
Time-dependent distribution of electric field strength and potential.
DC Magnetics, AC Magnetics
Cable inductance calculation.
Heat Transfer (coupled with DC/AC Conduction)
Temperature distribution inside the cable; simulation of cable heating systems.
Stress Analysis
Stress and strain distribution inside the cable.
Companion Tools
- Electric field line plotter
- Complex power and impedance calculator
- AC Magnetics / heat transfer bidirectional coupling iterator
Related Simulation Examples8
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3-phase cable thermal analysis, CIGRE TB 880 Case #0-1
Plane-parallel steady-state heat transfer
Underground cables crossing
3D heat transfer
Cable termination to oil filled bushing
Axisymmetric AC Conduction
Proximity effect
Plane-parallel AC Magnetics
Underground cable temperature
Plane-parallel steady-state heat transfer
Wires capacitive coupling
3D imported-model Electrostatics
Coaxial line leakage current
Plane-parallel DC Conduction
Cable insulation electric stress
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