Traditional fixed-foundation wind farms have limitations due to their surrounding environment and congestion, whereas floating platforms provide utilisation of deeper waters and increased capacity. This project aims to address the fundamental uncertainties concerning insulation degradation and asset lifetime reduction in floating offshore submarine cables due to dynamic flexing. Understanding the implications of low frequency vibration on the life and performance of cable insulation systems requires specialised high voltage engineering expertise. The Manchester team brings together complimentary expertise in electrical treeing in polymeric materials, insulation design and assessment and partial discharge detection and mitigation.
This project led by the University of Manchester is a unique opportunity for a post-doctoral research associate (PDRA) to work on “Impact of in-service oscillatory movement on insulation reliability of AC and DC cables serving offshore platforms”, which is jointly funded through the EPSRC Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub and ORE Catapult.
The School of is committed to promoting equality and diversity, including the Athena SWAN charter for promoting women’s careers in STEMM subjects (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine) in higher education. We particularly welcome applications from women for this post. All appointment will be made on merit.
Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.
Name: Dr Tony Chen, Lecturer
Email: lujia.chen@manchester.ac.uk
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Tel: 0161 850 2004
