Advanced Techniques for the Modeling of Electrical Interconnects

在每一个电子产品，从智能手机和平板电脑到大型机，我们发现大量密集的电线连接数百万个组件。每一根电线每秒都能传递数十亿比特的信息！这种互连网络的复杂性令人惊叹，其适当的设计对于开发更快，更节能的电子产品至关重要。然而，互连设计是一项艰巨的任务。该研究计划将开发一种新的强大的计算机方法，用于电气互连网络的模拟，设计和优化。 类似的网络，虽然大得多，分配能源到我们的城市。这些网络也非常复杂，因为它们延伸数百公里，由许多架空线路和地下电缆组成。尽管智能手机和配电网络中的互连之间的尺寸存在很大差异，但两种互连结构都可以用相同的数学公式描述。因此，所提出的计算机技术也将适用于他们的预测所造成的故障，雷电现象，或网络操作的过电压。我们的贡献将帮助电力工程师最大限度地减少停电，最大限度地提高可再生能源的渗透率，使我们能源匮乏的城市更具可持续性。

Inside every electronic product, from smartphones and tablets to mainframes, we find a multitude of densely packed wires that connect millions of components. Each one of these wires alone can deliver billions of bits of information per second! The complexity of this interconnect network is amazing, and its proper design is crucial to developing faster and more energy-efficient electronic products. Interconnect design, however, is a daunting task. This research program will develop a new breed of powerful computer methods for the simulation, design, and optimization of electrical interconnect networks. Similar networks, although much bigger, distribute energy to our cities. These networks are also extremely complex, since they extend for hundreds of kilometers and consist of many overhead lines and underground cables. In spite of the great difference in size between the interconnects in a smartphone and the power distribution network, both interconnect structures can be described with the same mathematical formulas. Hence, the proposed computer techniques will be also applicable to them for the prediction of overvoltages caused by faults, lightning phenomena, or network operation. Our contributions will help power engineers to minimize blackouts and maximize the penetration of renewable energy sources, making our energy-hungry cities more sustainable.