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.

这个小企业创新研究（SBIR）二期项目的更广泛影响是提高发电的可靠性。在经济、国家安全和私人使用方面，发电厂稳定、不间断的服务通常被视为理所当然。该产品通过检测发电机过载或启动等潜在灾难性故障的来源来提高电力可靠性，在这些故障中，单个事件可能导致1000万美元的维修成本损失和运营停机带来的收入损失。这项创新将有助于降低电力基础设施的特定风险。该项目旨在开发一种便携式磁场监测设备，通过光谱技术测量100 ppm或更高水平的特斯拉强度磁场，测量时间为1毫秒或更短，温度范围为10°C至100°C。所提出的原子探针自然会对电磁干扰具有弹性。该项目解决了对能够监测大型发电机磁场振幅和方向的传感器的需求，以避免发电机过磁，这可能导致灾难性故障和停机时间。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验证测试。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。