Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP100100440

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP100100440

Funding Status
Closed

Does something not look right? The information on this page has been harvested from data sources that may not be up to date. We continue to work with information providers to improve coverage and quality. To report an issue, use the .

Funded Activity Summary

Design, build and test a fault current limiter employing magnesium diboride (MgB2) superconducting coils. Recent occurrences of blackouts around the world caused immeasurable damage to electrical network hardware in the range of $10M, however, the losses from an unavailable network are much more. The CIs and Zenergy Power Pty Ltd (formerly Australian Superconductors) have been developing saturated core fault current limiters (FCL) since 1999. The first saturated core fault current limiter employing the Australian's entity's technology was installed in California. The aim of this proposal is to extend this technology to demonstrate next generation FCL using a newly developed superconductor magnesium diboride (MgB2) wire which is cheaper and easier to manufacture than high temperature superconductors and the CIs' group hold strong IP on nano-scale chemically doped MgB2 wires.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 31-12-2013

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $580,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Engineering Instrumentation | Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Power and Energy Systems Engineering (excl. Renewable Power) |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Electricity transmission | Industry

Other Keywords

Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Electricity transmission | Engineering Instrumentation | Industry | Power and Energy Systems Engineering (excl. Renewable Power)

Related Links