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
Dielectric behaviour of an epoxy network cured with a phosphonium-based ionic liquid
Dielectric behaviour of an epoxy network cured with a phosphonium-based ionic liquid Abstract Phosphonium based ionic liquids (ILs) have been previously shown as a new emerging class of initiator of epoxy prepolymers. The present study aims at investigating the influence of ILs on the dielectric behaviour of epoxy-IL systems by dielectric spectroscopy. Here, the content of IL incorporated in the epoxy prepolymer has a significant impact on the final properties of the polymer networks displaying a high glass transition temperature (Tg > 160 °C). The excess of IL (>10 phr) acts as a plasticizer agent decreasing the Tg and leading to the formation of heterogeneities. Moreover, the study of α and β conventional relaxation modes by dielectric spectroscopy highlighted an increase of chain mobility due to IL excess. A ω relaxation mode has been noticed with the addition of high content of IL, probably relating to heterogeneities of the network. Unlike the most of polymer systems, the study of the DC conductivity by the application of an Arrhenius law demonstrated a thermal activation mechanism, independent from the [...]
Hyper Power Impulse Magnetron glow discharge
High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering becames nowadays a very versatile way to taylor the film properties & better control the growth of the thin fims.
Over- and Under-Voltage Containment Reserves for Droop-Based Primary Voltage Control of MTDC Grids
This paper proposes a comprehensive methodology for determining the converter droop settings to ensure the voltage security in MTDC grid.
