Grant: Alliance Grants
Toronto Metropolitan University
$30,000.00
A high-performance, rapid-cure epoxy resin formulation for high voltage coils using radical-induced cationic frontal polymerisation (RICFP)
EF 2024-25
Résumé
This project utilizes a combination of light and thermally sensitive catalysts for the rapid cure of epoxy thermoset resins used as insulators in high voltage coils. The HQP (1 postdoc and 1 MSc) interns will identify low cost epoxy formulations that utilize specially tuned photoinitiators and thermal catalysts that create a polymerisation front that moves though the resin matrix. This effort will be accomplished by a design of experiments to identify potential formulation candidates followed by extensive in-house mechanical and electrical testing at TMU and at the partner (Trench Group Inc.) site. The benefits to the partner is the introduction of a simplified, more stable epoxy coating formulation and shorter curing time (from 12 h to 30 mins). This will also significantly reduce the carbon footprint of this process by lowering energy inputs and delivering an increased throughput of epoxy coated electric coils during manufacture.
Programme
Alliance Grants
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
586544-2023
Name nom
Foucher, Daniel DA
Department département
Chemistry and Biology
Organization id
43
Institution établissement
Toronto Metropolitan University
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2024
Competition year année de concours
2023
Award amount
30000
Program id
ALLRP
Program name en
Alliance Grants
Program name fr
Subventions Alliance
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
304
Area of application group en
Energy resources
Area of application group fr
Ressources d'énergie
Area of application en
Electrical energy
Area of application fr
Énergie électrique
Research subject code
2004
Research subject group en
Materials science and technology
Research subject group fr
Science et technologie des matériaux
Research subject en
Polymers and coatings
Research subject fr
Polymères et revêtements
Field of research list names en
Not available
Field of research list names fr
Non disponible
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Not available
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Non disponible
Application title
A high-performance, rapid-cure epoxy resin formulation for high voltage coils using radical-induced cationic frontal polymerisation (RICFP)
Keywords
frontal polymerisation; high voltage coils; insulative epoxy formulations; uv-initiated polymerisation
Application summary
This project utilizes a combination of light and thermally sensitive catalysts for the rapid cure of epoxy thermoset resins used as insulators in high voltage coils. The HQP (1 postdoc and 1 MSc) interns will identify low cost epoxy formulations that utilize specially tuned photoinitiators and thermal catalysts that create a polymerisation front that moves though the resin matrix. This effort will be accomplished by a design of experiments to identify potential formulation candidates followed by extensive in-house mechanical and electrical testing at TMU and at the partner (Trench Group Inc.) site. The benefits to the partner is the introduction of a simplified, more stable epoxy coating formulation and shorter curing time (from 12 h to 30 mins). This will also significantly reduce the carbon footprint of this process by lowering energy inputs and delivering an increased throughput of epoxy coated electric coils during manufacture.
