Proximity effect and magnetic field calculation in GIL and in isolated phase bus ducts

This paper deals with an integral numerical method suitable to predict the current density distribution in typical multiconductor systems represented by gas-insulated lines (GIL) or by isolated phase MV bus ducts, highlighting their proximity effect. Besides the prediction of power density distribution due to Joule losses, the integral approach makes the evaluation of the external flux density easy. The simplicity of the approach, the conciseness of the matrix algebra applied, and the close-to-reality procedure make this method extremely attractive for self-made software implementation on any commercially available math packages such as Matlab. For the sake of comparison, a finite-element method (FEM) model of the system has been implemented. In this model, a coupling between electric circuit and electromagnetic model has been used in order to take into account the real power supply conditions.