UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE WITH SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORY - NEW OPEN 2018 AWARD. CONTROL NUMBER: 1858-2369 TITLE: ''TRANSFORMERS FOR A MODERNIZED GRID'' UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE (UCI) WILL DEVELOP ADVANCED CORE MATERIALS THAT WILL INCREASE ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY AND ENABLE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN BOTH SIZE AND WEIGHT OF TRANSFORMERS WHILE INCREASING THEIR RESILIENCY TO EMP AND GMD EVENTS. UCI WILL ALSO DEVELOP A REVOLUTIONARY POLYMER ADDITIVE FOR TRANSFORMER OIL WHICH TRANSITIONS TO A THERMALLY CONDUCTING SOLID DURING HIGH TEMPERATURE EXCURSIONS. -----------