Cable laying precautions in offshore wind farms with reactive power compensation

Abstract

This paper combines both analytic and practical aspects of submarinepower cable to transmit offshore wind energy to grid. Factors should be consideredduring laying submarine cable are shortly presented. Cable design, laying andcompensation of its reactive power are also presented. Cable laying costs [1–3]times of the cable cost itself. Compensation of reactive power to both unity powerfactor and near unity but more economic is performed and tabulated. Three casesare performed in Zaafarana, Egypt. The results are compacted and simulated. © Springer India 2015.