Public Funding for Ash Wireless Electronics Limited

Kestrel will explore the feasibility for a suite of systems to provide real time measurement of power system losses and provide both geo-spatial visualisation and expert systems to identify and focus on opportunities to optimise distribution power networks and proactively manage system losses. Kestrel has the potential to enable significant reductions in energy and carbon emissions and to release system capacity in both underground and overhead line networks. The feasibility of its application across the full range of networks from densely loaded historic cities to sparse rural system in developing countries will be explored.

This project is to trial a set of low cost wireless distributed sensors for the built environment, building on a recent TSB Technology-inspired Feasibility Study . We have demonstrated the feasibility of low-cost wireless sensors capable of measuring the evolution of cracks in buildings, primarily focusing on the needs of the subsidence insurance industry. This will prepare a way for product commercialisation and sales.

Klick Fit is highly innovative exploration of the potential for obtaining continuous non-invasive real-time measurements from single and multicore armoured medium and low voltage power cables in challenging electric, magnetic and live operational environments using advanced techniques from areas as diverse as power engineering, electro-magnetics, finite element analysis, power scavenging and low power radio. Such measurements are necessary to optimise and control the use of electric energy in a wide variety of commercial and industrial situations as well as providing key measurements to operate and protect the smart electric distribution power systems of the future.

The feasibility of developing robust, accurate low cost multi-sensors and communications for deployment by non skilled staff in challenging environments and delivering automated analysis both to end-use customers and institutional clients by appropriate technologies.