Cloud-based multi-physics simulation

Cables for high-voltage power transmission are subject to electromagnetic losses during operation, when a load electric current flows along the conductor. It is important to model the behaviour of such cables under load to improve designs. The results of this experiment enable the simulation of high-voltage transmission cables as supplied by Prysmian, world leader in the energy and telecom cables, and systems industry, in order to improve their designs. The use of Cloud-based HPC simulation has enabled Prysmian to calculate more accurately the losses within a cable and to model the transfer of heat from the surface of cables to the surrounding environment. This simulation has involved the use of both proprietary and open-sources computer codes running on an HPC system. The use of this advanced modelling offers the opportunity to address in detail thermal transport phenomena that play a critical role in the design and operation of high-voltage cable transmission systems