Engage with...NPL
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Measurement is important for innovation as it underpins scientific and economic activity. The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) supports innovation through measurement science and techniques across industries. NPL helps accelerate standards development, providing UK businesses an early advantage. NPL also enables critical technologies like power electronics and electric machines through standards, testing methods, and facilities to support their development and commercialization.
Engage with...NPL
- 1. USING MEASUREMENT TO DRIVE INNOVATION Steve Reynolds – Strategic Business Development Manager 15 July 2021 Welcome to the National Physical Laboratory
- 2. WHY IS MEASUREMENT IMPORTANT?
- 3. Measurement Matters Every time you use your GPS, put petrol in your car, or receive a medical diagnosis, you are putting your trust in measurements. Measurement plays a vital role in responding to new challenges, supporting UK innovation and helping the drive to increase UK productivity. It underpins all scientific and economic activity. Without it there is no science, inefficient innovation and inequitable trade. q Measurement skills enable businesses to increase performance and boost productivity - around 6 % of all employment in the UK involves taking measurements q Extraordinary innovation can be realised when the right measurement practices are applied The UK government funds the National Measurement System (NMS), which carries out programs of specialist measurement research by govt. labs such as The National Physical Laboratory (NPL).
- 4. Role of measurement in innovation Measurement tools and techniques support the whole innovation life cycle Confidence
- 5. The need for good measurement strategy q 75% of all errors are pre-determined in the earliest phases of production. 80% of these are only found during manufacture or after sales. q The cost to rectify an error typically increases 10 fold at each phase of a production cycle. q ~1% of GDP is spent on measurement - similar in scale to the UK’s spending on R&D q The benefit-to-cost ratio for investment in better measurement tools and techniques is likely to be between 3:1 and 5:1 Plan it into design, engineering, manufacturing and production.
- 6. National Physical Laboratory q Established in 1900 q UK’s National Metrology Institute / Public Corporation q ~850+ staff with ~200 visiting researchers/year q 370 laboratories and engineering centres q Partner with 200+ organisations and 80+ Universities NPL provides the underpinning measurement capability for prosperity and quality of life 1. Creating and delivering the measurement science and technology to enable business to innovate and compete. 2. Providing the confidence and trust in technology and data, helping develop standards, so that people can make the best decisions. 3. Accelerating the innovation and adoption of technology. 4. Improving productivity and competitiveness.
- 7. Importance of Pre-Normative Research Standardisation 5 yr 9 yr UK Companies Pre-Normative Research Draft Standard Best Practice Guide Technical Procedure International Standard Technical Specification PAS OUTPUTS Reference Materials
- 8. Example of graphene q International standards development can take several years q Pre-normative research accelerates standardisation and provides UK industry with early access to best practice (competitive advantage).
- 9. NPL AND DRIVING THE ELECTRIC REVOLUTION
- 10. A Cross Sector Challenge with Cross Sector Support Zero Carbon Road Transport 2040 Electric or Hybrid Aircraft 2040 Eliminate Diesel Rolling Stock 2040 80% Reduction in Carbon Emissions 2050 Evidence: Support from >130 organisations across 7 sectors with £600bn global revenues (includes Nissan, Siemens, Rolls Royce, Auto Council, GKN, Network Rail, CRRC, IQE) Prime Tier 1+ SME / Micro Eng Services / Consultancy Academia RTO / Govn't / Trade / Regions SUPPORT BY ORGANISATION Aerospace Automotive & Off-highway Cross-sector Energy Industrial Maritime Rail SUPPORT BY SECTOR Numbers of organisations
- 11. Power Technologies Ltd. Aerospace HV Industry Workshop https://www.npl.co.uk/electronic-magnetic-materials/hybrid-propulsion
- 12. Example: Electrification of transport introduces new challenges Improved range Higher power densities More extreme temperatures New materials and topologies. Wide bandgap semiconductors. New failure mechanisms. Validation, qualification, prognostics. • Combined thermal and mechanical stress • Impact of variability and quality of materials • Upscale testing from strip → assembly → machine • Data availability & provenance Characterising materials under operating conditions • Standardisation/ best practice of test methods • Develop harmonised test- cycles for materials and components • Characterisation at end-of- life → design for end-of-life performance Lifetime testing • Quality, accuracy and reliability of sensors • Optimum use of data for fault-prediction • Data sharing and IP Sensors and health monitoring Challenges raised at stakeholder workshop: Addressing Specific Challenges:
- 13. Standards & Regulations Organisation Seats ISO 94 CIPM 53 CEN 36 EURAMET 24 IEC 19 CIE 11 ASTM 10 other >150 NPL positions on international standards and measurement technical committees by organisation. Harmonisation and development of standards will be a core function of NPL’s interaction with DER. NPL to provide leadership, coordination, and liaison between regulators, standards committees, research and industry. Particular focus on supporting SMEs to commercial advantage through early adoption and reduced cost of compliance and representation at international level.
- 14. Power Electronics Machines and Drives – Standards Landscape Benefits of Standards: • Validation of emerging materials, components and technologies • Acceleration of innovation • Fast-fail and optimised investment • Confidence for investors, end-users and regulators • Protecting global interests of UK companies Materials Components/Package materials Modules and systems Pre-normative research Silicon SiC / GaN Magnetic Materials Lubricants Wire bond Die-attach Substrate Net shape magnets Automotive power module Inverters Electric Motors Measurement techniques & Facilities Test methods Modelling and validation International Standards Benefits of pre-standards research • Provides UK industry with early access to best practice (competitive advantage) • Confidence for early investment and innovation • Accelerates standardisation
- 15. Enabling Capability for Critical Technologies e.g. Power Electronics Wafers and dies Package materials Power modules Power electronics systems • Silicon wafers • SiC wafers • GaN wafers • Metallisation • Dies • Wire bonds / interconnects • Die-attach materials • Substrates • Adhesives and fillers • Heatsinks, baseplates and thermal interfaces • Busbars / interconnects / cables • Built-in sensors • DC-link capacitors • Cooling systems • Parasitic inductance • Gate drive and control interface • Utility-scale inverters • Domestic grid-tie inverters • Solid-state transformers • EV electric drive systems • Charging stations • On-board chargers Enabling Capability - Standards Requirements to Produce Standards • Test methods including Accelerated Test Methods • Measurement Techniques • Measurement Facilities • Modelling and Validation Technology and Industrialisation Program “80% of all electricity will go through power electronics by 2030 (from about 30% today)”
- 16. Enabling Capability for Critical Technologies e.g. Electrical Machines Materials Machine components Machine assemblies Electric motor systems • Electrical steels • Permanent magnetic materials • Soft magnetic materials • Insulators • Composite magnetic materials • Lubricants • Core laminations and stacks • Windings • Net-shape magnets • Structural components • Frame • Cooling system • Bearings • Electrical connections and integrated drives • EV powertrain • Electric / hydrogen locomotives • Wind turbines • Gas / steam turbines • Aircraft electromechanical systems • Industrial machines Enabling Capability - Standards Requirements to Produce Standards • Test methods including Accelerated Test Methods • Measurement Techniques • Measurement Facilities • Modelling and Validation Technology and Industrialisation Program >2m next generation drives needed by 2030 to replace existing car engines (critical to skill and maintenance of UK jobs).
- 17. How to Engage with NPL q Collaborative R&D q Consultancy Services q Commercial Services q Training and Skills Development q M4R Programme Ø www.npl.co.uk/measurement-for-recovery q www.npl.co.uk
- 18. Respecting our diverse workforce q Project JUNO (WISE) q NPL LGBT+ Network - http://www.intranet.npl.co.uk/lgbt/ q NPL Diversity Task Force - http://www.intranet.npl.co.uk/diversity/ q Two Ticks – positive about disabled people, approved by Job Centre Plus We are committed to building a culture of inclusion within our very diverse organisation, enabling us to profit from the individual differences that people bring. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion
- 19. Thank you for you attention The National Physical Laboratory is operated by NPL Management Ltd, a wholly-owned company of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Steve Reynolds Strategic Business Development Manager [email protected] www.npl.co.uk