
The NEWGEN project: New generation of high-voltage direct current insulation materials, cables and systems for leveraging electricity system reliability and resilience by design
4
years
10
partners
5
countries
7.6 M€
budget
Extruded HVDC cables will be a key technology in electrical power transmission.
Novel extruded HVDC insulation materials and manufacturing solutions optimize the cable performance.
Expanding the utilization of extruded HVDC cable technology requires reliable operation and monitoring.
Project objective is to develop and demonstrate
Novel HVDC cable insulation materials.
New HVDC cable extrusion manufacturing solutions.
Pre-fault monitoring system for HVDC cable systems.
Life and reliability model for HDVC cable systems.
Project concept
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