Multiscale material simulation of HVDC cable insulation
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| Coordinator | ABB AB - ABB AB - Västerås |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 300 000 |
| Project duration | January 2016 - December 2016 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Personal mobility between societal sectors |
Purpose and goal
The purpose with this project was to make it possible for Mikael Unge togehter with scientists at KTH continue to establish material simulations in the area of dielectric polymers in order to better understand electrical insulation properties of these materials. The project has delivered 2 journal publications with new knowledge about insulation properties of polyethylene and its nanocomposites. Mikael Unge has also been an invited/keynote speaker at IEEEs conference ICD 2016.
Expected results and effects
The result from the computational studies performed on the semicrystalline structure of polyethylene is the first of its kind, no one has before calculated on electronic structure for so large polymer systems. The result can be used to interpret new experimental results about the importance of the morphology. The result of nanoparticles in polyethylene are the first result that not use parameters to adjust the data. The proposed model may be used to understand how nanoparticles in dielectric polymers should be optimized for optimum effect.
Planned approach and implementation
The result from the computational studies performed on the semicrystalline structure of polyethylene is the first of its kind, no one has before calculated on electronic structure for so large polymer systems. The result can be used to interpret new experimental results about the importance of the morphology. The result of nanoparticles in polyethylene are the first result that not use parameters to adjust the data. The proposed model may be used to understand how nanoparticles in dielectric polymers should be optimized for optimum effect.