Research & Collaboration
What makes us unique?
SuperGrid Institute owes its success to the people who make up our various research departments. Our teams come from diverse backgrounds in industry and academia, and their wealth of experience and skills make the Institute unique. Each individual brings specific expertise to the table.
This melting pot of knowledge offers opportunities for specialists from different fields to collaborate on new and innovative solutions to technical problems.
The Institute also benefits from close collaborative relationships with industry and academic institutions. The complementary strengths of our partners provide insights and innovative approaches to technical challenges. At the same time, we retain total independence in our research. Public-private investments and collaborative projects finance our work.
SuperGrid Institute’s state-of-the-art research facilities, test platforms and laboratories at the Villeurbanne and Grenoble sites are key to the success of our five research departments.
Latest scientific publications
DC time constant evaluation for HVDC gas insulated system cable connection assemblies
DC time constants in different parts are computed and presented in this paper for a cable GIS fluid filled connection assembly.
Direct current circuit breaker with adjustable current injection
New DC interrupting principle adjusts the injected counter current to use the vacuum bottle’s interruption capability under optimum conditions.
Fault ride through of dc solid state transformer in medium voltage dc systems
This article introduces the MVDC network fault ride-through (FRT) requirement and the response of a DC solid state transformer is analyzed.
