Optimising subsea cable sizing: through improved modelling

An Online Technical Webinar

Wednesday 10th February 2021 | 12.30 to 13:30

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As offshore wind farms have grown in number, in size and in distance from the shore, so too has the need for subsea high voltage power cables. With cabling now representing a significant part of the total cost of constructing wind farm projects, it is essential to optimise the design of the cable system such that it is best sized to cope with the required loads. Multiple separate activities are ongoing within Cigre B1 which will contribute to this optimisation process in the future. This webinar will introduce some of the challenges being tackled within Cigre B1, exploring the way in which the cable sizing models used in the design phase can be refined to ensure that the correct cable is selected for each project.

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Speaker Profile

James Pilgrim 

 

James is currently Lead Cable Specialist for Orsted, working across both inter-array and export cable circuits for wind farm projects around the world. Prior to joining Orsted, he worked in cable system R&D for 13 years at the Tony Davies High Voltage Laboratory at the University of Southampton, beginning with his PhD studies in 2007. James has commenced his term as the B1 Regular Member for the UK with effect from the August 2020 Study Committee meeting. He has been active in B1 working groups for some years, contributing to B1.35, B1.50, B1.56, B1.64 and B1.72 working groups. In addition to his activities in CIGRE, he is a Senior Member of the IEEE and has served as a Guest Editor for IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery.

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This Webinar series is kindly sponsored by Burns & McDonnell