Supergen V AMPerES

Reference:

Status: Live

Start Date: Apr 2013

End Date: Unknown

Funding Licencee(s): Northern Powergrid

Contact: Chris Goodhand, Innovation Manager (01977 605641)

Funding Mechanism Innovation Funding Incentive

Research Area: None

Core Technology(ies): Comms & IT

Estimated Expenditure: £2,800,000.00

Introduction: Supergen is an EPSRC strategic partnership programme incorporating a collection of projects across a number of UK academic establishments. This fifth call, Supergen V is entitled Asset Management & Performance of Energy Systems (AMPerES).

The project consists of the following work packages:

WP 1Programme delivery, outreach and implementation
WP 2 Enhanced network performance and planning
WP 3New protection and control techniques that adapt to changing networks
WP 4 Infrastructure for reducing environmental impact
WP 5 Ageing mechanisms
WP 6 Condition monitoring techniques.

Objectives: The expected aims of the project are:

To deliver a suite of intelligent diagnostic tools for plant
To provide platform technologies for integrated network planning and asset management
To progress plans to develop and implement improved and reduced environmental impact networks
To develop models and recommendations for network operation and management.