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Microparticle Insulation Mixture for Sulfur Hexaflouride (SF6) Replacement or Reduction

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: FA8103-08-C-0134
Agency Tracking Number: F073-107-1776
Amount: $100,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: AF073-107
Solicitation Number: 2007.3
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2007
Award Year: 2008
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2008-08-22
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2009-05-22
Small Business Information
1912 MacArthur Street
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
United States
DUNS: 175302165
HUBZone Owned: Yes
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: Yes
Principal Investigator
 Ping Chen
 Scientist
 (310) 548-7123
 pchen@sbcglobal.net
Business Contact
 David Yu
Title: President
Phone: (310) 548-7123
Email: davidyu@pacbell.net
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

SF6 is widely used as an insulating gaseous medium in electric power industry, high voltage research and military applications because of its superior dielectric and chemical properties. However, SF6 is one of the six greenhouse gases regulated under the Kyoto Protocol due to its high global warming potential (GWP) and its long lifetime in the environment, its release to the atmosphere needs to be limited. Intensive research on the electrical insulating properties of compressed gases and gas mixtures, including N2/SF6 gas mixtures, has been carried out for many years and is stimulated by the desire to find alternatives to SF6 gas. But to date no equivalent alternative gas has been identified because of the many basic and practical requirements that a gas must satisfy and the many studies and tests that must be performed to allow confident use. In this project, we propose one type of insulation mixture, comprising micro-particles of a solid insulator and SF6 gas, to reduce the quantity of pure SF6 gas in high voltage applications. Initial experiments will adopt quartz powder mixed with SF6. Experimental data and analysis indicate that the mixture is promising for use in high voltage applications.

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