Projects
Projects: Projects for Investigator |
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| Reference Number | EP/D002133/1 | |
| Title | Integrated Energy Initiative: Innovative Power Networks, Demand/Supply side Integration and Nuclear Engineering | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Nuclear Fission and Fusion(Nuclear Fusion) 5%; Other Power and Storage Technologies(Electricity transmission and distribution) 80%; Nuclear Fission and Fusion(Nuclear Fission) 5%; Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research(Environmental, social and economic impacts) 10%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 75%; Systems Analysis related to energy R&D 20%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy 5%; |
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| Principal Investigator |
Professor J McDonald No email address given Electronic and Electrical Engineering University of Strathclyde |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 October 2005 | |
| End Date | 30 September 2010 | |
| Duration | 60 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £2,730,749 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Energy | |
| Region | Scotland | |
| Programme | Energy : Energy | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Professor J McDonald , Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde (99.999%) |
| Other Investigator | Mr P Tyler , Research and Consultancy Services, University of Strathclyde (0.001%) |
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| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , University of St Andrews (0.000%) Project Contact , University of Edinburgh (0.000%) Project Contact , Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA (0.000%) Project Contact , University of Manchester (0.000%) |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | The research streams to be undertaken by the new academic and research staff are as follows:Power System Operation, Management, Control and Protection:The definition and understanding of innovative, self-contained power systems (SCPS); adaptive protection methods for micro-grids and SCPS; power network protection and control system integration; distributed intelligence for system automation; investigation of the 'intelligent power network' concept; system-wide fault management;communications architectures and measurement methods; power electronic systems and their impacts on SCPS design and management.Demand Side & Supply Side Coordination and Energy Efficiency:Optimised demand and supply matching in self-contained power systems (SCPS); integration of small-scale, low carbon technologies (PV, ?CHP, ducted wind turbines, fuel cells etc) within load centres; energy efficiency methods and technologies to reduce demand for energy and to reshape the demandprofile to bettermatch available fuel and power; new frameworks to direct energy source selections; investigation of integrated modelling and simulation methods for both demand and supply domains; impact assessment on the urban environment; multiple criteria analysis of the economic, technical and design elements in energy systems.Nuclear Engineering Process Measurement and Control:Reactor and associated plant monitoring, asset management and life-time assessment; safe/optimised operation andcontrol of existing nuclear plant generations; diagnostics for fission reactors including monitoring of reactor core integrity; investigation of graphite core behaviour and degradation characteristics; core structural integrity assessment; novel SCADA systems and intelligent diagnostic methods; novel sensors to monitor and control experimental fusion reactor operation; optical sensor materials capable of withstanding irradiation with enhanced dynamic ranges and sensitivities.We wish to build onthese three themes in two major respects: the addition of complementary research; and, the combination of these three activities in order to establish an international centre of excellence in integrated energy systems research | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 01/01/07 | |
