SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Ultrafast Energy Grid Protection
- Notice Date
- 10/31/2023 11:40:32 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334413
— Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- LLNS � DOE CONTRACTOR Livermore CA 94551 USA
- ZIP Code
- 94551
- Solicitation Number
- IL-13806
- Response Due
- 11/30/2023 12:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 12/15/2023
- Point of Contact
- Genaro Mempin, Phone: 9254231121, Charlotte Eng, Phone: 9254221905
- E-Mail Address
-
mempin1@llnl.gov, eng23@llnl.gov
(mempin1@llnl.gov, eng23@llnl.gov)
- Description
- Opportunity: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), operated by the Lawrence Livermore National Security (LLNS), LLC under contract no. DE-AC52-07NA27344 (Contract 44) with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is offering the opportunity to enter into a collaboration to further develop and commercialize its ultrafast energy grid protection device. Background: Powerline transients can be induced by manmade or natural events and can �potential damage the energy grid, resulting in serious economic impact to the country.� To mitigate the problem, conventional local crowbar protection is used for transmission lines, which protect against high voltages in the event of a surge.� However, this protection method will still reflect and repropagate the transient.� What is needed is a system device that can suppress the propagation of transients. Description: The approach is to leverage the fact that a momentary �load� equal to the power transmission line impedance, (Z0), during the transient can suppress its propagation.� Z(0) is typically a fixed impedance of several hundred ohms based on the geometry of most single wire transmission lines. So, an isolated self-powered opticondistor (OTV) system may provide an ultrafast method of terminating a fast transient real time. System is dormant until a fast transient is detected Transient energy is converted to light Light turns on the OTV to present resistance R = Z(0) Advantages/Benefits:� The invention allows for improved switching performance over conventional thyristors. Faster switching speed Cost-effective operation -> the device stays dormant until a fast transient is detected. Potential Applications:� Energy grid protection and resiliency Power Electronics Development Status:� Current stage of technology development:� TRL 2 LLNL has filed for patent protection on this invention. LLNL has a huge portfolio of photoswitch-based patents. LLNL is seeking industry partners with a demonstrated ability to bring such inventions to the market. Moving critical technology beyond the Laboratory to the commercial world helps our licensees gain a competitive edge in the marketplace. All licensing activities are conducted under policies relating to the strict nondisclosure of company proprietary information.� Please visit the IPO website at https://ipo.llnl.gov/resources for more information on working with LLNL and the industrial partnering and technology transfer process. Note:� THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT.� Companies interested in commercializing LLNL's energy grid protection device should provide an electronic OR written statement of interest, which includes the following: Company Name and address. The name, address, and telephone number of a point of contact. A description of corporate expertise and/or facilities relevant to commercializing this technology. Please provide a complete electronic OR written statement to ensure consideration of your interest in LLNL's energy grid protection device. The subject heading in an email response should include the Notice ID and/or the title of LLNL�s Technology/Business Opportunity and directed to the Primary and Secondary Point of Contacts listed below. Written responses should be directed to: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Innovation and Partnerships Office P.O. Box 808, L-779 Livermore, CA� 94551-0808 Attention:�� IL-13806
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Livermore, CA, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN06871867-F 20231102/231031230047 (samdaily.us)
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