PROGRAM AREA OVERVIEW

OFFICE OF ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION

The mission of the Office of Electric Transmission and Distribution is to lead a national effort to modernize and expand America’s electricity delivery system in order to ensure a more reliable and robust electricity supply.  A modernized grid will significantly improve the Nation’s electric reliability, efficiency, and affordability, and contribute to economic and national security.  The risk of multi-regional blackouts (such as the August 2003 blackout) will be reduced through better visualization of the electric grid, advanced cable design, energy storage, superconductivity, use of distributed energy resources and microgrids, as well as other technologies supported by the Office.  Effective application of all these technologies requires development of less expensive, more reliable sensors and power electronics.

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TOPICS:

1.   Advanced Power Electronics for Energy Storage, Transmission, and Distribution Applications

      a. Wide Band Gap Power Converter Application

      b. Improving Capacitor Lifetime in Power Electronic Converters

2.   Sensors for Real-Time Monitoring of Transmission and Distribution Lines

      a. Low-Cost Sensors for Real-Time Monitoring of Transmission and Distribution Lines

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