1979-1502 GENERAL ELECTRIC (GC) GLOBAL RESEARCH - BASE AWARD PROJECT ENTITLED ''INLINE GAS DISCHARGE TUBE BREAKER FOR MESHED MVDC GRIDS'' GE GLOBAL RESEARCH PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A GAS DISCHARGE TUBE (GDT) WITH A LOW-LOSS THERMIONIC CATHODE AS A FAST INLINE MEDIUM-VOLTAGE DIRECT-CURRENT (MVDC) CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE GUIDING MARKET FOR THE GDT BREAKER IS THE UP-RATING OF EXISTING MEDIUM-VOLTAGE ALTERNATING-CURRENT (MVAC) DISTRIBUTION CORRIDORS INTO A TRUE MESHED MVDC GRID, TO MEET GROWING POWER DEMANDS IN CONGESTED URBAN AREAS WITHOUT THE NEED TO CLEAR NEW RIGHTS-OF-WAY.

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1979-1502 GENERAL ELECTRIC (GC) GLOBAL RESEARCH - BASE AWARD PROJECT ENTITLED ''INLINE GAS DISCHARGE TUBE BREAKER FOR MESHED MVDC GRIDS'' GE GLOBAL RESEARCH PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A GAS DISCHARGE TUBE (GDT) WITH A LOW-LOSS THERMIONIC CATHODE AS A FAST INLINE MEDIUM-VOLTAGE DIRECT-CURRENT (MVDC) CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE GUIDING MARKET FOR THE GDT BREAKER IS THE UP-RATING OF EXISTING MEDIUM-VOLTAGE ALTERNATING-CURRENT (MVAC) DISTRIBUTION CORRIDORS INTO A TRUE MESHED MVDC GRID, TO MEET GROWING POWER DEMANDS IN CONGESTED URBAN AREAS WITHOUT THE NEED TO CLEAR NEW RIGHTS-OF-WAY. · GrantIndex