Short Summary
Development of an
Effective Fire-Shield for Powerpoles by Custom Tailoring a Mineral Polymer
Material
Clem Hiel
01-13
EISG Project
Title: Development of an Effective Fire-Shield for Powerpoles by Custom
Tailoring a Mineral Polymer Material
EISG Grant Number: 01-13
PIER Area: Strategic Energy Research
Principal Investigator: Clem Hiel
Contact Information: Phone:
(626) 351-2082, email: clemhiel@aol.com
Organization: Composite Support & Solutions, Inc.
Now doing business as: Blaze Barrier, Inc.
Grant Amount: $74,510.25
Grant Term: 12 Months
Project Description:
Proposes to research the feasibility of developing a low cost fire shield for power poles made out of a newly developed mineral polymer material and glass fibers.
Proposed Outcomes:
§ Prototype test samples of new fire-shield material.
§ A comprehensive mathematical model.
§ Feasibility analysis based on performance of prototype material.
Anticipated Benefits:
§ Potential low cost alternative to the current expensive and less effective pole shields that are being used in place of the asbestos shields that are being removed for environmental reasons.
§ Potential to increase grid reliability by reducing outages caused by fires near transmission lines.