Electromagnetic Fields Simulation on Distribution Feeders

MORALES, JOHN; GAVELA, PATRICIA; MORALES, NELSON; MONTESDEOCA, JULIO

Conferencia; 2015 IEEE NW Russia Young Researchers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Conference (EIConRusNW); 2015

t is well known that electromagnetic fields (EMF)are presented or produced on Utilities elements especiallydistribution feeders (DFs), which due to the demand, these haveincreased their capacity. However, DFs are operating near oftheir limits, which have produced an increase in EMF values,being a preoccupation for their possible effects on the humanhealth. In this context, it is necessary to determine EMF values,which are exposed the population in order to guarantee thefunctioning of Utilities. In this research by using the Quickfieldsoftware based on Finite Elements (FE), EMF values ondistribution feeders corresponding to three real electricalsubstations are determined. Furthermore, these simulated valuesare compared with measured values and reference thresholdvalues suggested by international norms. Results show that thesimulation procedure