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
Electrical Breakdown in Gaseous Nitrogen at Cryogenic Temperature with a Heated Tape Electrode
With the objective to better understand and design the electrical insulation of resistive superconducting fault current limiters...
Static frequency converter for hybrid pumped storage power plant with integrated energy storage system
Pumped storage plants (PSPs) are considered as the most mature and reliable technology for bulk storage energy with low CO2 footprint.
Methods for Partial Discharge Calibration in Gas-Insulated Substations for HVDC Power Grids and Charge Evaluation Uncertainty
This paper shows a Partial Discharge calibration method for very-high frequency magnetic and electric sensors in GIS.