The research focus of the high-voltage laboratory is on the understanding and application of effects related to high electric field strengths and voltages, mainly but not only in the area of future electric power transmission technology. We are seeking to hire two Ph.D. students.
Project background
The European Commission is currently revising the F-gas regulation in order to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases with high global warming potential (GWP). As these compounds are used in many technical applications, alternatives are urgently sought after. The present openings are both related to finding and characterizing alternatives gases and gas mixtures with lower environmental footprint; one to replace Sulfurhexafluorid (SF6) in high-voltage switchgear and the other to replace R134a in gaseous detectors of high-energy particle physics experiments at CERN.
Job description
Research Position 1:
Today, SF6 is the most important gas for high-voltage insulation. Its global warming potential is 23‘500 times higher than that of CO2 and research and development efforts are underway to find alternative gas mixtures. The research topic will be the experimental investigation of novel molecules and gas mixtures with a focus on the practical application in high-voltage switchgear.
Research Position 2:
About 70% of CERN’s total greenhouse gas emissions originate from gaseous detectors. The main gas is HFC-134a with a GWP of 1’430 and research efforts are underway to find an alternative gas mixture that can be used in the existing detectors. The research topic will be the derivation of optimal environmentally friendly gas mixtures by numerical means and their experimental validation.
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