Power Electronics
MEETS
Power Cables
What is the problem?
Electrical Infrastructure is Too Big
Electrical distribution infrastructure like substations require an acre of space on average — space that comes at a premium in dense urban locations, where installation of critical infrastructure can take up to a decade.
1 Acre
average space
>10,000
new installs
average install time
3-5 Years
Why is this equipment so large?
Problems Begin where the Cable Ends
Cables are extraordinarily dense electrical insulators; however, once broken, the internal electric field diverges, transforming the surrounding air into a critical (and unreliable) component of the insulation system.
Lightning
& Surge
Creepage & Clearance
Safety & Maintenance
What if we didn’t break the cable?
The Intelligent Cable Splice
The intelligent cable splice combines the flexibility and function of modern power electronics with the structure and materials of medium-voltage cables. The result is an inline power conversion technology that can be spliced directly between the power cables.
Infrastructure Anywhere There is a Cable
Storm Hardening
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Outages due to weather cost the U.S. billions each year in economic impact. The intelligent cable splice is designed to be completely passively cooled and retrofittable in existing underground cable vaults, providing rapid storm hardening capability for utilty customers.
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Passively cooled
Retrofit for cable vaults
Downhole
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Harsh impacts and high temperatures make downhole power electronics challenging. The intelligent cable splice uses state of the art high-temperature components enabling operation in the harshest conditions.
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High-density coaxial formfactor
High-temperature film capacitors, magnetics, and SiC modules
Datacenters
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The intelligent cable splice provides high step-down ratios and high-density at medium voltage, enabling a first-of-its-kind indoor medium-voltage distributions system for power hungry AI datacenters. The medium-voltage is stepped down at the cabinet, enabling cabinets up to 1 MW.
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High step-down ratios
High efficiency
High power density at medium-voltage
Charging Depots
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Industrial EV depots concentrate massive charging demand, straining grid interconnections, land, and equipment. The intelligent cable splice helps shrink footprints and accelerate deployment, making large-scale charging more practical in space- and time-constrained sites.
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Multi-mode operation
High Efficiency
How does it work?
Coaxial Integration
Power electronics topology and components are designed to mimic the coaxial structure of the cable, minimzing disruptions to the electric field and reducing the size of electrical insulation.
Conventional
Electronics
Insulation
Coaxial Integration
75% Smaller
The Future is Underway
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