3D MCA Validation by the Harmonic Measurement Campaign on the Sicily-Malta HV Three-Core Submarine Cable

Abstract

The paper deals with a final experimental validation of three-dimensional Multiconductor Cell Analysis (MCA) developed by the Electric Energy Transmission Laboratory of the University of Padova. This final confirmation comes from the measurement campaign carried out on one of the longest (100 km) HVAC submarine three-core cables in the world: the Sicily-Malta interconnector. The considered frequency measurements range from 0 to 40th harmonic order with both positive and zero sequence supplies. In this overall harmonic interval and with both supplies, the comparison between measurements and MCA results highlights a very good agreement (maximum differences of 10 %). These differences are negligible if measurement uncertainties are considered.