Projects
Projects: Projects for Investigator |
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| Reference Number | InnUK/132138/01 | |
| Title | A Hybrid PV-Battery Unit Optimised for LV Grids Using GaN Transistors | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Other Power and Storage Technologies(Electricity transmission and distribution) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Project Contact No email address given Navarino Electric Systems Limited |
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| Award Type | Feasibility Studies | |
| Funding Source | Innovate-UK | |
| Start Date | 01 October 2016 | |
| End Date | 31 January 2018 | |
| Duration | 16 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £93,628 | |
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| Region | South East | |
| Programme | Competition Call: 1411_FS_ENE_GEN_ENCATES2 - Energy Catalyst Rnd 2 - (FS). Activity Energy Catalyst Rnd 2 - Early Stage | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , Navarino Electric Systems Limited (87.413%) |
| Other Investigator | Project Contact , IQE (Europe) Limited (12.587%) |
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| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , Sch of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University (0.000%) Project Contact , Mechanical Engineering, Loughborough University (0.000%) |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | Under their Gone Green deployment scenario, National Grid forecast that energy generated from photovoltaics (PV) in the UK is expected to rise from 2 to 15 GW over the next 20 years. This is being driven by the UK’s legal obligations around installing renewable energy sources & cutting greenhouse gases, the rising cost of energy & concerns around the security of supply the so-called energy trilemma . Power electronic converters are a key enabling technology for PV and other low-carbon technologies (LCTs). However the use of LCTs has resulted in problems for the electrical distribution nerwork such as supply voltage distortion and over- voltages, which threaten to limit or delay their uptake. This project aims to mitigate this threat by exploiting the benefits of a new Gallium Nitride power transistor module, which will be developed for use in a hybrid PV- battery unit for residential applications, but will have much broader applications e.g. electric vehicle charging & micro-CHP. These units will be much smaller, lighter & have lower cost than existing Silicon based units and their deployment will lead to an increase in the maximum allowable installed capacity on the network. | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 02/09/19 | |
