Summary
The growth of large-scale data centers is driving demand for high-capacity power delivery solutions in space-constrained environments. High-temperature superconducting (HTS) power cables offer advantages in current-carrying capability, compact geometry, and low losses, making them attractive for data center interconnection applications. However, their electrical behavior differs from that of conventional cables, and important transient phenomena may not be captured using traditional phasor-domain analysis.
Read more Read lessThis paper presents an electromagnetic transient (EMT)–based modeling and analysis of an
HTS power cable applied to a representative low-voltage data center interconnection system. A detailed multi-layer HTS cable model is developed in PSCAD and integrated into system-level
EMT simulations. The results show that the HTS cable exhibits very low effective impedance under normal operation and experiences short-duration, high-frequency transients during cable energization and load variation. The model was further validated against the actual test system with same amount of source and load. Results shows that the EMT model simulation results match the measurement on the experiment system.
These findings demonstrate that EMT modeling provides valuable insight into cable-level transient behavior and supports the planning and integration of HTS power cables in highcapacity distribution and data center power infrastructure.
Additional informations
| Publication type | Session Materials |
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| Reference | B1_10720_2026 |
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| Publisher | CIGRE |
| Country | United States of America |
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| File size | 1 MB |
| Price for non member | 30 € |
| Price for member | 30 € |
Authors
ZHAO Jiecheng - Elevate Energy Consulting, United States of America; MORICONI Franco - VEIR, United States of America; THOMAS Kyle - Elevate Energy Consulting, United States of America; ASHWORTH Steve - VEIR, United States of America; GARCIA Erick - VEIR, United States of America; KARACA Erhan - VEIR, United States of America; CHRISTO Stephen - VEIR, United States of America
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