Three-phase Modeling of Underground Power Cables and Systems

The objective of this paper is two-fold: (i) to compare two formulations for the calculation of three-phase impedance matrices of underground cables with the explicit representation of the self and mutual impedances that exist between the metallic components of the cable, including bonding and non-bonding cables; (ii) to carry out a power loss analysis in a 165 MW, 220KV desalination plant comprising underground cables and shunt reactive power compensation, using a full three-phase formulation.