Projects
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| Reference Number | NIA_UKPN0029 | |
| Title | Assessment & Testing of Alternative Cut-outs | |
| 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 UK Power Networks |
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| Award Type | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Funding Source | Ofgem | |
| Start Date | 01 November 2017 | |
| End Date | 01 January 2019 | |
| Duration | ENA months | |
| Total Grant Value | £765,080 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Power | |
| Region | London | |
| Programme | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , UK Power Networks (100.000%) |
| Other Investigator | Project Contact , UK Power Networks (100.000%) |
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| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , UK Power Networks (0.000%) |
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| Web Site | https://smarter.energynetworks.org/projects/NIA_UKPN0029 |
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| Objectives | This project will look at alternative cut-out equipment used by network operators outside the UK and assess the suitability of these as a potential replacement for existing equipment. This aims to negate the issues that have been highlighted by various DNOs and a number of external stakeholders. It will attempt to achieve this by comparing the new technologies against existing equipment used by GB DNOs under normal operating conditions, but also under any known failure modes.The project will also consider potential novel arrangements of the currently used cut-out assemblies, as well as practices followed by utilities outside the UK with the aim of finding possible solutions to identified problems. The scope of the project is to identify alternative, more reliable cut out equipment used by non-GB DNOs (or novel arrangements and practices) and prove they are suitable for replacing the ones currently used by GB DNOs.The main benefits expected from the project can be summarised below:Safety benefits: The project is looking to identify, test and approve a more reliable and robust cut-out assembly, compared to the ones currently used by GB DNOs. Learning from the project will also be used to inform standards and recommendations around the inspection requirements for cut-outs. Both aim to decrease the risk of disruptive cut-out failures and consequently any related safety risks.Financial benefits:Following the point above, there will be a reduced risk to damaging third party assets and property. Therefore, we expect that following the project fewer insurance claims will be made against GB DNOs.Avoiding disruptive cut out failure will also help reduce the amount spent on investigation fees following cut-out faults.By targeting the replacement of cut-outs (starting with the highest risk types), a decrease in the number of reactive cut-out replacement following the report of a defect or failure is anticipated. There will also be a financial benefit from having planned rather than unplanned replacements.Network reliability: More robust and reliable cut-out assemblies on the network and more informed cut-out inspection regimes will mean less disruptive cut out failures. This will increase GB networks reliability and help avoid power cuts. The objectives of the project can be summarised as follows: Identify alternative cut out equipment used outside of GB and prove that they are suitable for replacing in service cut-outs. Identify novel arrangements and practices from DNOs outside of GB and assess whether or not they can negate some of the known problems that existing cut-outs in GB have. Generate and disseminate enough learning to drive more informed inspection, maintenance and replacement cut-out regimes within each GB DNO. Generate and disseminate enough learning to influence the BS 7657 and the ENA engineering recommendation for inspecting cut-outs. | |
| Abstract | The scope of the project is to identify alternative, more reliable cut out equipment used by non-GB DNOs (or novel arrangements and practices) and prove they are suitable for replacing the ones currently used by GB DNOs. The main benefits expected from the project can be summarised below:Safety benefits: The project is looking to identify, test and approve a more reliable and robust cut-out assembly, compared to the ones currently used by GB DNOs. Learning from the project will also be used to inform standards and recommendations around the inspection requirements for cut-outs. Both aim to decrease the risk of disruptive cut-out failures and consequently any related safety risks.Financial benefits: Following the point above, there will be a reduced risk to damaging third party assets and property. Therefore, we expect that following the project fewer insurance claims will be made against GB DNOs. Avoiding disruptive cut out failure will also help reduce the amount spent on investigation fees following cut-out faults. By targeting the replacement of cut-outs (starting with the highest risk types), a decrease in the number of reactive cut-out replacement following the report of a defect or failure is anticipated. There will also be a financial benefit from having planned rather than unplanned replacements. Network reliability: More robust and reliable cut-out assemblies on the network and more informed cut-out inspection regimes will mean less disruptive cut out failures. This will increase GB networks reliability and help avoid power cuts. | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 15/12/22 | |
