Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0347166

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0347166

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Enhancing the performance of high voltage direct current power cables by studying space charge accumulation in their synthetic polymeric insulation. Synthetic polymeric insulation has proved very successful in high voltage alternating current power transmission cables, and cable manufacturers have therefore sought to use it in high voltage direct current (HVDC) cables, for which there is a rapidly growing demand. Yet the accumulation of space charge in such cables presently severely limits the maximum operating voltage and transmitted power. Nearly all this space charge is due to the temperature gradient in the insulation. We will analyze space charge profiles in polyethylene and other synthetic polymers, and derive basic scientific data which will inform the design of HVDC cables with greatly enhanced performance.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 29-09-2003

End Date: 31-12-2007

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $69,099.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Polymers | Condensed Matter Physics | Condensed Matter Physics - Electronic and Magnetic Properties; Superconductivity

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Electricity transmission |

Other Keywords

Condensed Matter Physics | Condensed Matter Physics - Electronic and Magnetic Properties; Superconductivity | Electricity transmission | Polymers

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