Numerical simulation of high-voltage composite cable for offshore wind

F. Ech Cheikh (1, 2) , R. Jyoti Das (3) , M. Drissi-Habti (3) , N. Ravot (4) , F. Auzanneau (1)

1 DACLE-LIST - Département d'Architectures, Conception et Logiciels Embarqués-LIST
2 IFSTTAR/AME/LPC - Laboratoire de Psychologie des Comportements et des Mobilités
3 IFSTTAR/COSYS/MACSI - Matériaux, Assemblages, composites, Structures Instrumentées
4 LFIC (CEA, LIST) - Laboratoire Fiabilité et Intégration de Capteurs (CEA, LIST)

In submarine power cables, conductors are subjected to variety of mechanical loads, that affect the material properties and eventually lead to failure. In this study, a simple straight "1+6" strand is modelled as a copper conductor and the relationship between mechanical loads to which conductors are subjected to and its mechanical responses is addressed. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of the model is carried out to study localized non-linear effects such as contact stress, friction and plastic deformation.

Mots clés: Cables; Contacts (fluid mechanics); Composite materials; Nonlinear effect; Offshore winds; Submarine power cables; Renewable energies; Finite element method; Mechanical loading; Mechanical loads; Copper conductors; Submarine cables; Friction; Submarines; Telecommunication cables; Mechanical response

Domaines: Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]

F. Ech Cheikh, R. Jyoti Das, M. Drissi-Habti, N. Ravot, F. Auzanneau. Numerical simulation of high-voltage composite cable for offshore wind. 17th European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM 2016;, Jun 2016, Munich, Germany. ⟨cea-01843173⟩