SBIR Phase II: Atom-based magnetic field monitor for turbo-generator fault protection

SBIR 第二阶段：用于涡轮发电机故障保护的基于原子的磁场监测器

• 批准号: 1951214
• 负责人: David Anderson
• 金额: $ 74.94万
• 依托单位: Rydberg Technologies, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-05-01 至 2023-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1951214&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; Atom; based

The broader impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is to improve the reliability of electric power generation. Steady, uninterrupted service of power plants is often taken for granted in the economy, national security, and private use. The proposed product improves electric-power reliability by detecting a source of potential catastrophic failure of generator overload or startup, where a single event can cause damage of $10 million in repair costs and revenue losses from operational downtime. The innovation will help mitigate specific risks in the electric-power infrastructure.The proposed project aims to develop a portable magnetic-field monitoring device measuring Tesla-strength magnetic fields at a 100 ppm-level or better, with measurement times of 1 ms or less, and over a temperature range from 10 °C to 100 °C through spectroscopic techniques. The proposed atomic probe will naturally be resilient against electromagnetic interference. The project addresses a need for sensors capable of monitoring the amplitude and direction of magnetic fields in large generators to avoid generator over-fluxing, which can lead to catastrophic failure and downtimes. The project will develop the probe head and control unit, and will further conduct verification and validation tests of the prototype.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该小型企业创新研究 (SBIR) 第二阶段项目的广播影响是提高发电的可靠性。在经济、国家安全和私人使用中，发电厂的稳定、不间断服务通常被认为是理所当然的。该产品通过检测发电机过载或启动的潜在灾难性故障源来提高电力可靠性，单个事件可能会导致运营停机造成 1000 万美元的维修成本和收入损失。该创新将有助于减轻电力系统中的特定风险。拟议项目旨在开发一种便携式磁场监测设备，可测量 100 ppm 级或更高的特斯拉强度磁场，测量时间为 1 毫秒或更短，温度范围为 10°通过光谱技术，所提出的原子探针自然能够抵抗电磁干扰，该项目满足了对能够监测大型发电机中磁场幅度和方向的传感器的需求，以避免发电机。该项目将开发探头和控制单元，并将进一步对原型进行验证和确认测试。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并被认为值得通过支持。使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估。