The basic-research project "NEUROSES - Nanofluidic enhanced insulation for power systems" has been approved for funding by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI) with School of ECE Assistant Professor Georgios Peppas as its Principal Investigator.
The proposal was ranked 5th (with a score of 97/100) for funding, after a competitive evaluation process, in which only 10 proposals out of a total of 121 were selected for funding (8% acceptance rate).
The NEUROSES research project is a multidisciplinary scientific initiative that bridges High Voltage Engineering, Material Science, and Applied Chemistry. The goal of NEUROSES is to develop an advanced nanofluid capable of replacing the mineral oils that have dominated the transformer electrical insulation industry for the past 80 years.
Specifically, the project aims to create a nanofluid with improved performance under steady-state conditions, enhanced dielectric strength under transient phenomena and lightning strikes, and improved thermal conductivity, contributing to faster and more efficient heat dissipation in electrical power systems. This will be achieved without compromising nanoparticle stability through innovative surface modification techniques. The project’s interdisciplinary research aims at redefining the properties of liquid dielectrics in an innovative way, working towards a future of green, sustainable, and reliable power systems.
The NEUROSES project is being implemented under the HFRI action "3rd Call for HFRI Research Projects for the Support of Faculty Members and Researchers" [https://www.elidek.gr/call/3h_dep/] in the category "Engineering and Technology Sciences" (HFRI project number 23389). Key collaborators of the project include Associate Professor Thomas Tsovilis from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Professor Dimitrios Tasis from the University of Ioannina.
This is the fourth project that is funded by HFRI and has a Professor from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering as its Principal Investigator. The previous three projects that were approved for funding by HFRI started in 2020, 2022, and 2023 and had as Principal Investigators Professor Aggelos Bletsas, Associate Professor Nikolaos Bekiaris-Liberis, and Professor Georgios Chalkiadakis, respectively.
