The development of a durable easy to apply 'polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes' based anti-icing coating for aluminium composite core conductor lines to enable their implemention in overhead line energy market

由于担心ACCC导线在冰载下的长期性能，ACCC导线在能源供应市场上的大规模采用受到了阻止，因为ACCC导线的供电能力是现有导线的两倍。不存在有效、持久的防结冰解决方案。为了满足当前和迫切需要利用现有的支持基础设施来增加电网容量，我们建议开发一种使用尖端超疏水技术的有效和耐用的防冰涂层。这项技术在ACCC导线上的应用将促进它们在市场上的安全采用，并带来以下好处：1.在不升级现有基础设施的情况下，将导线线路的载流能力提高两倍；2.大幅降低维护和相关成本(节省9亿GB)，直到20202年。减少对环境的影响，因为不需要进入塔楼进行基础升级4。根据向所有英国家庭提供的能源(每年11.7万GWh)，用ACCC导线取代10%的现有ACSR线路将减少2,925GWh(GB 1.75亿)的线损，并防止123万吨二氧化碳。

The wholesale adoption of ACCC conductors in the energy supply market, which offer twice the power supply capacity of existing conductors, has been prevented due to concerns regarding their long term performance under ice-loading. Effective durable anti-ice accretion solutions do not exist. To address the current & pressing need to increase grid capacity using existing support infrastructure, we propose the development of an effective & durable anti-icing coating using cutting edge super hydrophobic technology. The application of this technology on ACCC conductors will facilitate their safe adoption in the market & deliver the following benefits: 1. Increase two fold the current carrying capacity of conductor lines, without upgrade of existing infrastructure; 2. Substantially reduce maintenance and associated costs (£900million savings) up to the year 20202. Reduced environmental impact as access to towers for foundation upgrades would not be required4. Based on supply of energy to all UK homes (117,000 GWh per year), replacing 10% of existing ACSR lines with ACCC conductors will reduce line losses by 2,925GWh (£175million) and prevent 1.23million tonnes CO2.