Temperature State of the Electrical Insulation Layer of a Superconducting DC Cable with Double-Sided Cooling

For the reliable operation of a high-voltage DC cable with high-temperature superconducting current-carrying conductors with a sufficiently high difference in electrical potentials, it is necessary to maintain a fixed temperature state not only of the conductors but also of other cable elements, including the electrical insulation layer. In this layer, despite the high electrical resistivity of its material, which can be polymer dielectrics, Joule heat is released. The purpose of this study was to build a mathematical model that describes the temperature state of an electrical insulation layer made in the form of a long hollow circular cylinder, on the surfaces of which a constant potential difference of the electric field is set. Within the study, we consider an alternative design of a cable with central and external annular channels for cooling liquid nitrogen. Using a mathematical model, we obtained integral relations that connect the parameters of the temperature state of this layer, the conditions of heat transfer on its surfaces, and the temperature-dependent coefficient of thermal conductivity and electrical resistivity of an electrical insulating material with a given difference in electrical potentials. A quantitative analysis of integral relations is carried out as applied to the layer of electrical insulation of the superconducting cable. The results of the analysis make it possible to assess the possibilities of using specific electrical insulating materials in cooled high-voltage DC cables under design, including superconducting cables cooled with liquid nitrogen

The work was carried out within the framework of the state assignment of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russian Federation (project no. 0705-2020-0047)

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