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Idea - FICS

Novel Insulator

Team and Contact Details

Student Name School Degree Year Email
Rana Muneeb AneesCEMEUndergraduateFourth[email protected]
Bilal AhmedCEMEUndergraduateFourth[email protected]
Shoaib AhmedCEMEUndergraduateFourth[email protected]

Inter School Idea ? No
Do you need expertises from another area: No
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Idea Details

Idea Name: Novel Insulator
Slogan: Electricity is our lively hood
Supervisor Name: Dr. Imran Akhtar
Supervisor Designation: Head of Department (HoD)
Supervisor School: CEME
Supervisor Department: Department of Mechanical Engineering (DME)
Contact number: 0300-9564253
Email ID: [email protected]
Abstract:
    Porcelain insulators are widely used in high-voltage transmission lines. Environment is contaminated with dust particles which get trapped on surface of insulators as wind blows. These dust particles are more electrically conductive than insulator material resulting in lower efficiency and flashovers. Flashovers lead to power outages and are major risk for maintenance crew.
What is the unmet need in society that your idea will fulfill ?
    Novel design will not only minimize contamination deposit but also reduce cleaning cost, and save national exchequer. Tripping of NTDC network, mostly due to flashovers, caused a non-delivery of 1.9 billion units during season of high smog causing financial losses of Rs. 226 million (Jan 2018-19).
Who needs it ? How many would benefit ?
   Electricity companies need it the most considering how much risk the conventional insulator carries of flashovers. It would help companies financially, workers, customers and national treasury. Environment is also a beneficiary as material used is porcelain which has low carbon footprint.
How will the solution works
    To reduce electrical arching and to make the maintenance of insulators easier, insulator will be redesigned using a spiral path for electricity and air to flow through. This will result in reduction of dust particles being built-up on interior walls. The cleaning process would occur naturally with very little maintenance required. Furthermore, the insulator would perform operations that it normally does i.e. to prevent electricity conduction, but with an improved efficiency.
Who are your competitors ? How is your solution different
    Highland Ceramics, Versatile Business Ltd, EMCO Industries among others are currently manufacturing insulators. We are already in collaboration with EMCO Industries for manufacturing and testing our insulator design. Our solution has an improved design which would very much benefit in its operation.
Status: new
Entry Date & Time: 2022-12-29 (0925)