Electric Power ›› 2014, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (9): 94-99.DOI: 10.11930/j.issn.1004-9649.2014.9.94.5

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Comparative Study on Melting Ice with High Frequency AC and DC Short Circuit Method

ZHONG Hong-zhou, LIU Ming-guang, ZHANG Xue-Liang   

  1. Electrical School, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
  • Received:2014-03-06 Online:2014-09-18 Published:2015-12-10

Abstract: It is a feasible method to use the joule heat generated by the current through power lines to melt ice. Therefore, the AC current with a frequency of 1 kHz is suggested to be used for melting ice, which means by using the current-skin-effect produced by the high frequency current through the transmission line, the equivalent resistance in the unit length of transmission line will be increased. Compared with the DC current, in the same electric shed, the AC current will generate two times of joule heat in a short period of time,which will shorten the melting time and reduce the economic loss. Moreover, a serial-connected type of high frequency and high voltage power device is designed and simulated by Matlab. The results show that the alternating current with 1 kHz high-frequency is applicable to melting ice in power systems of 35 kV and below, which can provide a reference for melting ice in low-voltage distribution systems.

Key words: transmission line, icing, high-frequency current, ice-melting, distribution system, frequency conversion device, simulation calculation

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