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

ACCC导线的供电能力是现有导线的两倍，但由于担心其在冰荷载下的长期性能，ACCC导线在能源供应市场中的大规模采用受到了阻碍。不存在有效的持久防积冰解决方案。为了解决当前迫切需要使用现有的支持基础设施增加电网容量的问题，我们建议使用尖端的超疏水技术开发一种有效耐用的防冰涂层。该技术在ACCC导线上的应用将促进其在市场上的安全采用，并提供以下好处：1。在不升级现有基础设施的情况下，将导线的载流量提高两倍; 2.到2020年，大幅降低维护和相关成本（节省9亿英镑）2。由于无需进入塔楼进行基础升级，因此减少了对环境的影响4。根据英国所有家庭的能源供应（每年117，000 GWh），用ACCC导体取代10%的现有ACSR线路将减少2，925 GWh（1.75亿英镑）的线路损耗，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.