Resistively Graded Insulation System for Next-Generation Converter-Fed Motors Award Number: DE-EE0007873 CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6 Advanced Manufacturing Office Date: 3/7/2017 Location(s): Mult Office(s): Golden Field Office
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March 14, 2017
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Resistively Graded Insulation System for Next-Generation Converter-Fed Motors
Award Number: DE-EE0007873
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Advanced Manufacturing Office
Date: 3/7/2017
Location(s): Mult
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide funding to General Electric Company, GE Global Research (GE) to design, develop, fabricate, and test a polymer-based electrical insulation material.
If successful, the insulation material could enable a 5%-10% electric machine energy savings from implementation of advanced silicon carbide drive systems. GE proposes to eliminate many of the defects from the electrical insulation material, such as voids and de-laminations that lead to partial electrical discharge and decreased efficiency. The proposed project would result in a two-sided, resistive-coating on a polymer film system that will envelop any residual defects which would mitigate the possibility for partial discharge.