Vice President of Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure at Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
EPRI helps the power industry move forward through collaboration and research that identifies the latest innovations and best practices—and much of that work is being done at EPRI’s advanced laboratories. EPRI’s three state-of-the-art laboratories assist energy companies in a way that few places can. In my new article, I write about the impressive work being done at our labs and give just a few examples of the many incredible achievements that have resulted from our work. For instance, EPRI recently tested whether advanced conductors known as high temperature, low sag (HTLS) could offer the same high performance over an extended period of time with higher mechanical loads. In our advanced conductor testing facility, EPRI researchers were able to simulate 40 years of aging in just 18 months to show their durability and long-lasting performance. As a result, energy companies could confidently invest in the new technology. Read the full article to learn more:
EPRI knows the art between science and engineering and it is crisply articulated here. Referring to the last technical part of the article. It would be great if reference for calculations and comparative base studies of emerging HTLS from natural stations can be provided (If published in any form) e.g. HM Schneider et al (1993)'s remarkable work for non-ceramic HV insulators.
Jessica Fox
8mo
Incredible work, Andrew. So proud to be part of the EPRI team with you!
Engineering Manager at Electromagnetic Corporation
7moAwesome, congratulations on this article, that enlightens the need for laboratories and actual testing. And it would be very helpful to have virtual labs, where actual testing will be gauged with numerical computation and /or vice versa. It would get us closer to the real application(s) which often differ from the setup in the lab testing arrangement. Many years ago we had made some trials at https://www.csir.co.za/ which was a unique HV Lab located above 1000 m.a.s.l. Nowadays numerical tools are more capable and advanced, so the fidelity of tested vs computed is enhanced.