Název projektu:
Novel Ways for Making Watertight Joint Housings to Connect High Voltage Cables (11 LU 87GA 3NBP)
Popis:
A large US company is looking for proposals for alternative designs and/or materials for producing joint housings that are used to connect high voltage cables. They are to be installed directly in ground, tunnel systems and more and more in subsea systems.
They are interested in proof of concept leading to joint development and technology licensing.
The joint body is prefabricated and consists of an elastomeric body that fits tightly to the cables and controls the electrical fields. The elastomeric body is then enclosed by casings and fillers that offer further mechanical and watertight protection.
Due to the different thermal expansion of the various materials and forces generated by the high voltage cable during heating cycles, attention must be given to the sealing systems and the interaction of the various materials.
The present choice of materials and the complex and carefully executed production process does not guarantee that the housings always pass the stringent IEC 62067 cable joint test.
The 20 temperature cycles can still create enough stresses and allow water to get into the housing and cause electrical failure.
The design is in use for over 30 years and the company wants to see if alternative designs or a simplification is possible while improving the water tightness of the joint. Other materials for casing and filler that would resist better to stresses and to water ingress are also of interest if they can decrease the failure rate seen in the IEC 62067 test.
Possible approaches include, but are not limited to:
-Filling materials incorporation self healing properties
-Removable filling compounds.
Approaches not of interest:
-Materials which have to be filled with temperatures higher than 70°C.
Technical Specifications / Specific technical requirements:
The successful technology will:
-Guarantee a watertight joint between the connected cable ends and be:
Able to withstand different environmental influences (water, chemical impacts, rodents, termites)
Able to pass tests like the IEC 62067 cable joint test
-Have good thermal, mechanical and electrical properties to cope with various stresses that take place when varying current levels flow through the cables
Able to withstand ambient temperature fluctuations (-25°C to 70°C)
Guarantee a lifetime of 40 years
-Be adaptable to fit different cable sizes used for various voltages (72.5 to 550kV)
-Allow following dimensions of joint body:
Diameter from 100 to 500 mm
Length from 500 to 1000 mm
-Be cost effective.
They are interested in proof of concept leading to joint development and technology licensing.
The joint body is prefabricated and consists of an elastomeric body that fits tightly to the cables and controls the electrical fields. The elastomeric body is then enclosed by casings and fillers that offer further mechanical and watertight protection.
Due to the different thermal expansion of the various materials and forces generated by the high voltage cable during heating cycles, attention must be given to the sealing systems and the interaction of the various materials.
The present choice of materials and the complex and carefully executed production process does not guarantee that the housings always pass the stringent IEC 62067 cable joint test.
The 20 temperature cycles can still create enough stresses and allow water to get into the housing and cause electrical failure.
The design is in use for over 30 years and the company wants to see if alternative designs or a simplification is possible while improving the water tightness of the joint. Other materials for casing and filler that would resist better to stresses and to water ingress are also of interest if they can decrease the failure rate seen in the IEC 62067 test.
Possible approaches include, but are not limited to:
-Filling materials incorporation self healing properties
-Removable filling compounds.
Approaches not of interest:
-Materials which have to be filled with temperatures higher than 70°C.
Technical Specifications / Specific technical requirements:
The successful technology will:
-Guarantee a watertight joint between the connected cable ends and be:
Able to withstand different environmental influences (water, chemical impacts, rodents, termites)
Able to pass tests like the IEC 62067 cable joint test
-Have good thermal, mechanical and electrical properties to cope with various stresses that take place when varying current levels flow through the cables
Able to withstand ambient temperature fluctuations (-25°C to 70°C)
Guarantee a lifetime of 40 years
-Be adaptable to fit different cable sizes used for various voltages (72.5 to 550kV)
-Allow following dimensions of joint body:
Diameter from 100 to 500 mm
Length from 500 to 1000 mm
-Be cost effective.
Požadavky na partnera:
Requested Cooperation: License Agreement, Joint further development, Testing of new applications
Responses from companies (large or small, startups, etc.), hospital or academic researchers, contract research institutes, pharmacologists, nutritionists, medicinal chemists, drug formulators, biochemists, physiologists, alternative or traditional medicine providers, etc., from around the world are all welcome.
Phase 1 proof of concept
Demonstration of design concepts and limited prototyping to demonstrate functionalify and reliability. Thorough testing or alternative materials.
Phase 2 design optimization
Further prototyping and scaling up work by the company.
Criteria for moving from phase 1 to phase 2
Positive results by client's technical assessment of design, materials and/or technologies, and positive indications for manufacturing costs at production volumes.
Note that this profile requires a convincing solution proposal. Please contact your local EEN to get the Response template and find more information on the specific process here: http://www.us-eu-match.com/index.cfm?action=processFlow
Responses from companies (large or small, startups, etc.), hospital or academic researchers, contract research institutes, pharmacologists, nutritionists, medicinal chemists, drug formulators, biochemists, physiologists, alternative or traditional medicine providers, etc., from around the world are all welcome.
Phase 1 proof of concept
Demonstration of design concepts and limited prototyping to demonstrate functionalify and reliability. Thorough testing or alternative materials.
Phase 2 design optimization
Further prototyping and scaling up work by the company.
Criteria for moving from phase 1 to phase 2
Positive results by client's technical assessment of design, materials and/or technologies, and positive indications for manufacturing costs at production volumes.
Note that this profile requires a convincing solution proposal. Please contact your local EEN to get the Response template and find more information on the specific process here: http://www.us-eu-match.com/index.cfm?action=processFlow
Obchodní firma/fyzická osoba:
Technologické inovační centrum s.r.o.
Sídlo/Místo podnikání:
Vavrečkova 5262
760 01 Zlín
760 01 Zlín
Kontaktní osoba:
Lenka Kostelníková
Email:
Telefon:
+420 739 570 792
