Grid Research Integration and Deployment Center Technology Collaborations for US Power Electronics Industries

Special Notice from the Department of Energy, for work in Knoxville, Tennessee. Due Aug 2, 2029, 12:00 PM (UTC-4), 1019 days left.

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Description

Grid Research Integration and Deployment Center Technology Collaborations for US Power Electronics Industries Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking industry partners to participate in short-term, collaborative projects within the Grid Research Integration and Deployment Center (GRID-C) to accelerate development and deployment of grid integrated power electronics technologies.

This opportunity will provide selected participants access to ORNL's experienced staff and unique equipment and capabilities to demonstrate advanced concepts with intent to develop and deploy innovative and energy efficient power electronics for electrified grid integration and modernization. Description UT-Battelle, LLC, acting under its Prime Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the management and operation of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, conducts research and development in support of the DOE Transformer Resilience and Advanced Components (TRAC) Program of the Office of Electricity (OE).

The DOE TRAC program partners with industry, small business, universities, and other stakeholders to identify and invest in innovative technologies with the potential to accelerate the integration of grid systems and clean energy resources through power electronics technologies, as well to enhance the global competitiveness of the United States. ORNL is requesting cost-shared proposals from industry to develop next generation technologies for grid modernization to support the mission of OE and TRAC for reliable, resilient, and secure electricity delivery systems.

As part of the proposals submitted under this announcement, the proposers are expected to describe the enabling technologies as well as potential energy savings and novel non-energy impacts that may be realized by the targeted project. Technology areas of interest Materials & Components: for grid devices, power electronics systems, grid storage devices Embedded Controllers: integrated advance analog and digital electronics, sensing devices Subsystems Devices and Interfaces: Converter, Inverter, controls and protection, prototypes, solid state components protection, transformers Resource Integration & Management Systems: Mutli-stage converters, Software Platforms, Algorithms Grid systems Architecture: real time systems modelling and evaluation Grid Modelling and Transient Analysis Projects will be conducted during a short-time period.

At least 20% cost share, which can be funds-in to ORNL or in-kind contributions (e.g., facilities, services, and staff time), is required on the part of the industrial participant. Participant cost-share cannot be met using funds from U.S. Government sources. Funds will not be provided to the industrial participant by ORNL.

The intent is to increase the in-kind cost share from 20% to 50% in the future, that timing to be determined and approved by the TRAC program. Note: THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT REQUEST. Eligibility Eligibility is limited to industries that currently manufacture in the U.S. for commercial applications in the residential or commercial grid hardware and power electronics market, or to industries that will be able to do so as a direct result of these collaborative efforts.

There is no restriction based on the component or grid technology area, but should align with facilities, expertise, and capabilities of ORNL’s GRID-C. Background The Grid Research Integration and Deployment Center (GRID-C) at ORNL offers access to distinctive world-leading capabilities bringing together electrification for utilities, buildings, and transportation sectors to support integration of grid systems and clean energy resources as well as leveraging advanced manufacturing capabilities at ORNL’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF).

GRID-C embodies this combination with research and development in power and energy system, power electronics, components, controls, real-time platforms, simulation, modeling, and cybersecurity to provide a vertical integration to support demonstration of modernization, security, and resiliency for grid systems integration and clean energy resources. ORNL’s expertise in power electronics and controls, materials, and hardware/software integration will assist the power electronics industries in accelerating the improvement existing and developing new innovative technologies.

More information about the ORNL Grid-C can be found at: https://www.ornl.gov/content/grid-c-labs From concept to commercialization, ORNL's world-leading facilities and expertise enable research focused on reducing the energy intensity of U.S. industry, supporting development of new products, and strengthening our nation's clean energy economy to meet the commercial and national security needs of tomorrow.

Objective The objective of these GRID-C Technical Collaborations is to collaborate with industry to investigate, improve, develop, and deploy innovative integrated and resilient grid resources for further intelligent electrification at the grid interfaces. In so doing, creating and preserving domestic jobs is a goal of this solicitation. The primary focus of this announcement is to target projects that will impact the following technical areas: Materials & Components: for grid devices, power electronics systems, grid storage devices Embedded Controllers: integrated advance analog and digital electronics, sensing devices Subsystems Devices and Interfaces: Converter, Inverter, controls and protection, prototypes, solid state components protection, transformers Resource Integration & Management Systems: Mutli-stage converters, Software Platforms, Algorithms Grid systems Architecture: real time systems modelling and evaluation Grid Modelling and Transient Analysis Within these technical areas, the target projects could be related to hardware or software design, application or use case development, modeling and simulation for impact of system integration, test and evaluation of proposed technology,

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