Topic: Applied research in Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) for power lines
Dynamic line rating (DLR) is a method that focuses on dynamically determining the maximum allowable current of power lines, while ensuring they operate within safe limits. DLR needs to monitor the temperature and current of the line in real-time, as well as the weather variables in the surroundings of the power line. DLR approaches also require determining the AC resistance of the power line conductors, which is a key parameter that enables it to determine Joule and core losses.

Duration: 3 years

Indicative start date: December 2023 (possibility of scholarship before this date)

Workplace: Laboratory AMBER. Campus Terrassa, UPC https://amber.upc.edu/en

Industrial partners: SBI-Connectors, Dervaux, SICAME Group.

Funding: Catalan Plan of Industrial Doctorates https://doctoratsindustrials.gencat.cat/en/

Tasks:

• Develop smart sensors for high-voltage power lines monitoring
• Develop ampacity models for power lines based on DLR
• Electronics and electrical laboratory experiments
• Field experiments
• Model validation
• Matlab programming
• Python programming

Requisites:

• Bachelor and Master in Physics or Engineering (≥ 300 ECTS)
• Work permit

Contact:
- Dr. Manuel Moreno manuel.moreno.eguilaz@upc.edu