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Storm Resilience
Storm Resilience is developing new software to help restore power supplies caused by lightning strikes up to 90% faster, and ensure we have engineers
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UK Power Networks is at the forefront of the low carbon energy revolution. Innovation has a crucial role to play in keeping our customers’ lights on. It is helping us prepare for a low carbon future while ensuring we continue to improve the service we give our customers today.
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The Proactive optimised assets and practices is designed to drive the innovation needed to transform gas and electricity networks for a low-carbon future.
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SYNAPS Phase 2: Fault Detection, Classification and Location Solution
SYNAPS Phase 1 demonstrated that our AI-powered SYNAPS system can reliably predict faults on our networks. Phase 2 will develop next generation sensor
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Thor Hammer
Thor Hammer is a new assessment tool that allows our overhead line inspectors to quickly and safely test the condition of wooden poles.
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Transformer Care
New non-intrusive condition monitoring equipment which monitors the voltage and current of transformers are being installed. This equipment uses a sel
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Underground Fault Predictive Model and Earthing Assessments
A review of soil characteristics in combination with rainfall is likely to provide detail to be able to develop an operational faults forecast model.
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VHF Radios for Teleprotection
This project will test a new type of radio technology to lower the cost of new generator connections – most of which are renewables – and make our
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