Details of Grant 

EPSRC Reference:	EP/H010262/1
Title:	DEVELOPMENT OF DC TRANSFORMER AND FAULT CURRENT LIMITER FOR HIGH-POWER DC NEWTORKS
Principal Investigator:	Jovcic, Professor D
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Project Partners:	Ryerson University
Department:	Engineering
Organisation:	University of Aberdeen
Scheme:	Standard Research
Starts:	01 April 2010	Ends:	30 June 2013	Value (£):	297,055
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Power Electronics
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Energy
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Panel History:	Panel Date Panel Name Outcome 16 Jun 2009 Process Environment and Sustainability Deferred 09 Sep 2009 Process Environment and Sustainability (PES) Announced
Summary on Grant Application Form
This project studies development of high power DC transmission networks. There is currently significant interest in developing technologies that will enable interconnection of distributed DC sources to DC networks in multi MW power sizes. The application fields include offshore renewable power parks, North Sea Supergrid, subsea power supplies in oil industry and many more. A medium power DC network test rig will be developed at Aberdeen University which will include DC transformers and fault isolation components. The project will investigate efficient, light-weight DC transformer topologies that will enable cost-effective power exchange between DC systems at wide varying voltage levels. The DC test rig will enable practical testing of DC circuit breaker which will be one of the crucial enabling technologies for DC networks. The project further investigates the operational and control principles of future large DC power networks. This project strengthens collaborative links between University of Aberdeen and Ryerson University LEDAR laboratory.
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Project URL:	http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~eng727/powersystems.html
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Organisation Website:	http://www.abdn.ac.uk