Tony Davies High Voltage Laboratory
Tony Davies High Voltage Laboratory

Research projects

Our research projects are application orientated and have substantial industrial involvement.

Ageing Dynamics and Analysis of Power Transformers (ADAPT)

Status: Active
Lead researchers: Professor Paul Lewin

Advanced XLPE for a New Generation of HVDC Cables (Chen)

Status: Active
Lead researchers: Professor George Chen

Development of Semicon material for PP based medium voltage DC cables

Status: Active
Lead researchers: Professor George Chen

Insulating Dielectrics and Alternative Liquids

Status: Active
Lead researchers: Doctor Thomas Andritsch, Professor Paul Lewin

Towards a pre-commercial version of a wave energy converter based on electro-active polymers

Status: Active
Lead researchers: Doctor Thomas Andritsch

UNIfying grid-FOllowing and grid-foRMing control in inverter-based resources

Status: Active
Lead researchers: Doctor Stratis Batzelis

ABB 1 - Polymeric Materials Development for HVDC Cable Applications

Status: Not active
Lead researchers: Emeritus Professor Alun Vaughan

ABB 2 - Polymeric Materials Development for HVDV Cable Applications

Status: Not active
Lead researchers: Emeritus Professor Alun Vaughan

Addressing the Solar Integration Challenges in Developing Countries (SOL-DEV)

Status: Not active
Lead researchers: Doctor Stratis Batzelis

OMICRON Design and initial testing of a sample cell for the upcoming dielectric analyser SPECTANO 100 (Andritisch)

Status: Not active
Lead researchers: Doctor Thomas Andritsch