Investigating Risk Factors of Underground Power Cables in Iceland

• Main Author: Gunnarsdottir, Ingunn
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Furman University Scholar Exchange 2013
• Subjects: GIS; underground electric power cable system; Iceland; thermal conductivity; soil water content; Earth Sciences; Environmental Sciences; Nesjavellir
• Online Access: https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/ees-presentations/4; https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=ees-presentations

In designing, installing and managing an underground electric power cable system in Iceland, efficient thermal dissipation in the soil surrounding the cable is critical in preventing thermal breakdown due to high temperatures at cable jackets. Two underground power cables extend from the Nesjavellir...