Completed projects
Note that we are a beneficiary of a project co-financed by the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (NFOŚiGW) and the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) under the “GECKO” PROGRAMME (2nd competition) entitled: Superconducting short-circuit fault current limiters (NOPZ) as a component for increasing the connectivity of renewable electricity sources to the electricity distribution grid.
The aim of the project is to develop, build and implement a prototype of a superconducting short-circuit current limiter (NOPZ) for medium voltage (U = 24 kV), as a component to make better use of the existing network infrastructure. The NOPZ’s reduction of short-circuit currents to a safe level will ensure that network components are subjected to less thermal and electrodynamic overloads. The use of NOPZs allows the allowable short-circuit power at the point of connection of new generation sources to be increased, which is determined by the short-circuit parameters of the network elements. This, in turn, will enable an increase in the capacity to connect sources of distributed electricity generation based on renewable energy sources (RES) to the electricity grid, leading to an environmental effect in the form of a reduction in national CO2 emissions.
The project is being implemented by the Consortium
Leader
Project implementation period: June 2015 ÷ May 2017
Amount of project funding: 4 589 000 PLN
Amount of funding for tasks carried out at IEL: 1 444 375 PLN
