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PES2020-Prosj.etabl.støtte H2020

Cross-domain platform for supervising submerged power lines and telecommunication cables

Tildelt: kr 99 999

Submerged power and communication cables are societally extreme important infrastructure. Power fall-outs and break in internet/phone communication results quickly in huge costs for society. Over 7000 km of high capacity inter-connector submerged power cables on sea-beds move energy freely throughout Europe ensuring security of supply. Today 99% of the world's communications are transported via fibre optic submerged cables and failures impact on all internet traffic including international banking and stock trading. Cable damages is mainly caused by trawlers or ship's anchors. Above 100 damages occur annually with 840 fibre-optic cable repairs reported for 2008-2013. Also increased energy throughput damage power cables when exceeding 80% of max capacity. Grid and communication cables owners and operators aims to develop better systems for continuous monitoring cable status, executing preventive maintenance and stand-by resources for quick repair when damages occur. The OSCAR project aims to develop a platform that is comprised of cloud based SW for continuous 24/7 condition health monitoring (CHM) of submerged power and telecom cables and a part which enable quicker and more precise detection of cable breaches. The platform’s user interface and engine is SW based while it can interact with HW components mounted on cables, ships and ROVs. This will create a new paradigm in preventative maintenance and enhance reliability. The prime clients are owners and operators of interconnecting submerged power and telecommunication cables. Their interest in the OSCAR system will come from huge cost savings. Another market is NDT service providers. Estimates show that the total Smart Grid Software and equipment market annually will be €51 Bn in 2022 and the NDT equipment market (Europe) is above €250 million. We assume sales of minimum €200 Mn for the OSCAR platform (Y5) including both SW and HW components and annual fees to support the cloud based OSCAR platform.

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PES2020-Prosj.etabl.støtte H2020