Affordable and sustainable primary equipment for Future-Ready multi-terminal HVDC Systems
Funds development of affordable, SF6-free primary equipment — circuit breakers, cables and converters — for multi-terminal HVDC grids.
This European Commission call funds development of affordable, SF6-free primary equipment -- circuit breakers, cables and converters -- for multi-terminal HVDC grids, pursuing affordability and interoperability through modularisation, standardisation and new materials. Activities only need to reach TRL 6-7 by the end of the project -- the topic explicitly allows proposals to start from any startin…
The Commission wants small, lightweight, environmentally friendly and affordable primary equipment for multi-terminal HVDC grids, such as mechanical or hybrid circuit breakers, fault current limiters, and superconducting or conventional cables. It wants proposals to pursue affordability and interoperability through modularisation, standardisation and new materials, backed by a techno-economic assessment and testing in a relevant or operational environment.
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