Optimal wind farm cabling
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Accepted version
OA Location
Author(s)
Xuan, G
Kuenzel, STGI
Pal, BC
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Wind farm cable length has a direct impact on the project cost, reliability and electrical losses. The optimum cable layout results in a lower unit cost of generating electricity offshore. This paper explores three cabling structures: the string structure, ring structures and multi-loop structure on a 3D seabed. The newly proposed multi-loop structure increases reliability and proves to be most economic when the failure rate and mean time to repair (MTTR) of cables are relatively high. Particle swarm optimization (PSO) is used to find the optimal substation location that minimizes the overall cable distance.
Date Issued
2018-07
Date Acceptance
2017-11-01
ISSN
1949-3029
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Start Page
1126
End Page
1136
Journal / Book Title
IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
Volume
9
Issue
3
Copyright Statement
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Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Commission of the European Communities
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Grant Number
EP/L014343/1
746638
J15119 - PO:500174140
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Energy & Fuels
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Engineering
String structure
ring structure
multi-loop structure
3D seabed
particle swarm optimization
VEHICLE-ROUTING PROBLEM
GENETIC ALGORITHM
NETWORK DESIGN
CUT ALGORITHM
ENERGY
0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2017-11-09