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Study on ampacity of HVDC submarine cable under vertical ocean currents considering sediment permeability
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Jianwei GAO1, Huan LI1, Zhuobin XI1, Mengyao ZHU1, Lei WEI1, Kangning WU2
Insulating Materials | 2026, 59(2) : 87 - 98
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Insulating Materials | 2026, 59(2): 87-98
Study on ampacity of HVDC submarine cable under vertical ocean currents considering sediment permeability
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Jianwei GAO1, Huan LI1, Zhuobin XI1, Mengyao ZHU1, Lei WEI1, Kangning WU2
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  • 1School of Electrical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723001, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi′an Jiaotong University, Xi′an 710049, China
Published: 2026-02-20 doi: 10.16790/j.cnki.1009-9239.im.2026.02.010
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As offshore wind power expands into deep sea, the precise calculation of steady-state ampacity for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) submarine cable is of critical importance. Existing studies often neglect the influences of ocean currents on the heat transfer in seabed porous media and submarine cable laying conditions, leading to deviation in ampacity assessment. This study established a three-dimensional thermo-electro-hydrodynamic coupled model based on COMSOL multiphysics to systematically investigate the influencing mechanisms of sediment permeability, porosities, and submarine cable laying conditions on the temperature field and ampacity of HVDC XLPE submarine cable under vertical ocean currents. The results show that seawater flow velocity is the decisive factor influencing ampacity. Setting the sediment porosities to 0.4 and the permeability to 103 d, when the flow velocity increases from 2 cm/s to 50 cm/s, the ampacity increases by 35.2%, which is mainly attributed to the significant enhancement of convective heat transfer efficiency in the sediment layer. Setting the sediment permeability to 103 d and the seawater flow velocity to 50 cm/s, when the sediment porosities increases from 0.2 to 0.6, the ampacity increases by 5.6%, which attributes to expanded pore networks enhancing the equivalent thermal conductivity. Sediment permeability and flow velocity exhibit a significant synergistic effect, when the permeability exceeds 102 d, secondary convective heat transfer can be induced in high-speed flow fields. Setting the sediment porosities to 0.4 and seawater flow velocity to 50 cm/s, compared to 102 d of sediment permeability, the flowing fluid can additionally contribute 1.6% of the ampacity gain when the sediment permeability is 103 d. The bipolar system exhibits a significant thermal coupling effect under ocean currents, causing the temperature difference between the two poles to increase with the increase of flow velocity. Setting the sediment porosities to 0.6 and the permeability to 103 d, when the flow velocity is 50 cm/s, the temperature difference between the two poles increases by 1 283.3%, resulting in an ampacity difference up to 136 A. Among the laying parameters, the laying spacing has a greater impact on the ampacity than the laying depth.

HVDC submarine cables  /  sediment permeability  /  ampacity  /  finite element analysis
Jianwei GAO, Huan LI, Zhuobin XI, Mengyao ZHU, Lei WEI, Kangning WU. Study on ampacity of HVDC submarine cable under vertical ocean currents considering sediment permeability[J]. Insulating Materials, 2026 , 59 (2) : 87 -98 . DOI: 10.16790/j.cnki.1009-9239.im.2026.02.010
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doi: 10.16790/j.cnki.1009-9239.im.2026.02.010
  • Receive Date:2025-06-24
  • Online Date:2026-09-10
  • Published:2026-02-20
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  • Received:2025-06-24
  • Revised:2025-08-04
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    1School of Electrical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723001, China
    2State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi′an Jiaotong University, Xi′an 710049, China
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