E1-Arrester for Improved EMP Protection

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Program:
ULTRAFAST
Award:
$2,560,000
Location:
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Status:
ACTIVE
Project Term:
04/12/2024 - 05/12/2027
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Technology Description:

Sandia National Laboratories will develop a solid-state surge arrester device that would protect the grid from very fast electromagnetic pulses that threaten the grid’s reliability and performance. Sandia’s arresters take advantage of the properties of granular metals—a composition of metal nanoparticles within an insulating matrix—to divert sudden and short-lived high-voltage and high-current surges of energy safely away from the grid. The proposed arrester responds on a nano-second timescale, which is faster than existing lightning surge arresters currently on the grid.

Contact

ARPA-E Program Director:
Dr. Laurent Pilon
Project Contact:
Dr. Laura Biedermann
Press and General Inquiries Email:
ARPA-E-Comms@hq.doe.gov
Project Contact Email:
lbieder@sandia.gov

Partners

University of New Mexico

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Release Date:
02/24/2023