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PhD Studentship: Sensing Technology for Net Zero – Addressing the Challenges of Floating Offshore Electricity Transmission

The University of Manchester - Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Qualification Type: PhD
Location: Manchester
Funding for: UK Students, EU Students
Funding amount: £28,000 per annum for 3.5 years
Hours: Full Time
Placed On: 3rd October 2024
Closes: 30th November 2024

How to apply: uom.link/pgr-apply 

Funding is available to pay the tuition fee and provide a tax-free (depending on circumstance) stipend at £28,000 pa for 3.5 years for candidates eligible for home-free paying status (UK applicants and EU applicants with settled status). Proposed start date 1st October 2024. The advert will be removed once the project has been filled so please apply early.

Offshore wind energy is central to UK’s ambition of transitioning to a sustainable future electricity grid. The growth in power generation from floating wind turbines is increasingly further away from shore and utilising the floating wind turbine support structures. This increases the mechanical strain the cable is subjected to, which is enhanced further by in-service oscillatory movement caused by tidal and wave motion. It is unknown whether low frequency physical oscillations in dynamic cable structures pose an intrinsic reliability risk since conventional land cables are typically installed in relatively benign environments. Typically, cable assets contribute around 5-10% of the total investment costs for an offshore wind farm. However, cable failures cause the majority of the offshore power outages and account for approximately 80% of insurance claims in this industry. Hence, research and development of novel sensing solutions are considered critical to safeguard the growth of green energy revolution.

This project will investigate the innovative techniques to continuously monitor the health of dynamic cables during live operation. The project is expected to generate thorough understanding from first principles the failure mechanisms and how they manifest in measurable cable properties in a demanding marine environment. The research will exploit this improved understanding to create laboratory demonstrators to validate the proposed techniques. This will pave the way for industrial scale up through close collaboration with our industry partner and a key enabling technology for the renewable energy industry.

Applicants should have, or expect to achieve, at least a first honours degree or a master’s in a relevant science or engineering related discipline. Candidates with 2.1 degree and relevant industrial experiences will also be considered.

Please contact the main supervisor before you apply: Dr. Chen - lujia.chen@manchester.ac.uk

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