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Intelligent Materials for the Power Sector (Overview)

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The promising development of the smart electric power industry is based on the use of functional materials created based on the latest achievements in science and technology. The properties of intelligent materials change when exposed to any external factors. The ability of such materials to convert one type of energy into another and the ability to control this conversion make it possible to create various sensors and actuators for performing complex functions that are widely used in the electric power industry. This review article considers the use of superconductors to improve the characteristics of electrical equipment for energy purposes and shows the obvious advantages of high-temperature superconducting cable lines, as well as the high-temperature superconductivity of transformers and electrical machines. All the intelligent materials, the introduction of which into the composition of high-voltage insulation allows us to control its quality during operation, and materials that start the process of the self-healing of the insulation when microcracks appear, as well as the optimal microstructures of hard magnetic materials in various temperature modes, are presented.

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The study was carried out as part of a state assignment of the Institute of Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences (state registration no. of the topic AAAA-A19-119022290086-4).

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Antipov, V.N., Grozov, A.D. & Ivanova, A.V. Intelligent Materials for the Power Sector (Overview). Glass Phys Chem 47, 297–307 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1087659621040039

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