Page • Historically, nuclear cyber and physical security have been subject to significantly different regulatory considerations for the existing fleet of reactors. Nuclear physical security has a strong emphasis on deploying proven physical security solutions and demonstrating the ability to defend against a specified Design Basis Threat (DBT). Alternatively, the current approach...
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OpenCSP, a new platform for open code and data, launches during SolarPACES 2024
News Article, October 10, 2024 • Sandia National Laboratories’ Concentrating Solar Power program recently launched OpenCSP, a collaborative environment for CSP code and data development. The new, open-source platform is comprised of source code, applications and data to enable collaborative development for the CSP community worldwide. The platform’s launch was announced this week during SolarPACES 2024...
Operational Support
Page • Due to the harsh, remote, and vast Arctic environment, energy, transportation, communications, weather prediction, charting, and sensor technology, infrastructure, and services are not as reliable as in the continental United States. Sandia delivers essential science and technology for Arctic operations in keeping with our mission as a Department of Energy...
Optical metrology and characterization of heliostats
Page • Optical metrology and characterization of heliostats The National Solar Thermal Testing Facility's Concentrating Solar Optics Laboratory aims to deliver excellent optical metrology and analysis solutions to support concentrating solar industry, research and education worldwide. Our optical metrology work focuses on developing precise and reliable solutions for challenging issues such as...
Over-irradiance events affect utility scale PV components
News Article, February 1, 2021 • In a preliminary study into the effects of ‘over-irradiance' events on PV power generation, researchers from Sandia National Laboratories and colleagues in Brazil, the UK and Germany found that sudden spikes can affect the components of large scale PV power plants, especially if they last longer than a minute and...
Packaging, Storage and Transportation
Page • Click image to enlarge The U.S. inventory of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) from commercial nuclear power plants is estimated to reach approximately 135,000 metric tons by mid-century. Sandia performs research and development (R&D) to support the safe management and integration of the continued storage and transportation of commercial SNF, safeguards...
PACT Center hosts first workshop in Albuquerque
News Article, January 6, 2023 • Sandia National Laboratories’ (Sandia’s) Perovskite PV Accelerator for Commercializing Technologies (PACT) Center held its first workshop Oct. 18, 2022, at CFV Labs in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The event included four sessions of presentations on a variety of topics, as well as a tour and demonstrations of PACT and other relevant...
Partnerships and Collaborations
Page • While Sandia’s energy storage efforts reach broadly across the Labs’ multidisciplinary research and engineering space, Sandia also actively seeks collaboration and partnerships with a range of stakeholders, including other national laboratories, universities, electric utilities, industry, federal and state agencies, and international consortia. These partnerships help enable the rapid adoption of...
Patents
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Patents
Page • DATETITLEPATENT NO.AUTHOR(S)2021Passive high-power-density grid interface device10,886,841Brocato, R.W., Neely, J.C., Rashkin, L.J., Delhotal, J.J., Flicker, J.D., Kaplar, R., Stewart, J. and Richards, J., National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia LLC, 20212019Arc Plasma-Generating Systems and Methods Thereof10,261,120 B1E.J. Schindelholz, K.M. Armijo, J. Johnson, R.K. Harrison, B.B. Yang2019Systems, Methods and Computer Program...
Pedro Barba
Staff Page • Senior Member of Technical Staff. Biography Pedro Barba is a Senior Member of Technical Staff in the Electric Power Systems Research Department at Sandia. His current research focuses on modeling traveling waves on transmission and distribution systems, and on optimization methods for energy storage systems. Before joining Sandia, he was...
Peter Kobos
Staff Page • Manager. Biography Peter H. Kobos has been a research economist at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, since 2003, and is currently the Water Power Technologies Program manager. He has published in Contemporary Economic Policy, Energy Policy, Environmental Science and Technology, the International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, the Journal...
Photovoltaic Collaborative to Advance Multi-climate Performance and Energy Research (PV CAMPER)
Page • Photovoltaic Collaborative to Advance Multi-climate Performance and Energy Research (PV CAMPER) The mission of the Photovoltaic Collaborative to Advance Multi-climate Performance and Energy Research is to create a global technical platform that enables pioneering photovoltaic research, validates the performance of emerging technologies in specific climates and helps accelerate the world’s...
Photovoltaic panels catch the sun despite the snow
News Article, July 20, 2022 • Alaska trials of icephobic coating show 85% increase in energy output A Sandia-led research team has developed a transparent, polymeric-based coating that helps photovoltaic panels continuously shed snow and ice. Early field trials in Alaska demonstrated that coated panels can produce 85% more energy, compared to uncoated panels. Preliminary data...
Photovoltaic Solar Energy
Page • Photovoltaic Solar Energy Sandia has performed photovoltaic research and development for over 40 years In 1976, Sandia National Laboratories tested the performance and reliability of the first fielded terrestrial systems in the co-sponsored U.S. Department of Energy-National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Jet Propulsion Laboratory Block Program. Today, Sandia works with over...
Photovoltaic Solar Energy Facilities
Page • Photovoltaic Solar Energy Facilities Sandia National Laboratories’ photovoltaic research and development facilities are primarily located in Albuquerque, NM. Some research and development facilities are located at sites nationally and internationally in partnership with universities and utilities sites. .highlight-article { padding: 16px 16px 40px 16px; width: auto 100%; } .lower-btn {...
Photovoltaic Systems Evaluation Laboratory (PSEL)
Facility • Sandia’s Photovoltaic Systems Evaluation Laboratory, or PSEL, provides expertise and test support within several facilities and outdoor sites for evaluating PV and other distributed energy technologies. It includes the following capabilities: PV systems evaluations and optimization Field testing of arrays and systems in collaboration with system integrators Performance testing for...
Physical Security
Page • Whether it is the ability to monitor a sensitive area or prevent unauthorized access to equipment such as grid or critical infrastructure controls, physical security systems in the Arctic must be reliable and sustainable. Physical security equipment and systems in the Arctic must meet the requirements of their users in...
Place-Based Work
Page • Technical Assistance to Support Resiliency by Design in Cordova, Alaska Sandia supports communities’ recovery and resilience through technical assistance, offering expertise in electric grid operations, energy resilience, microgrid design, renewable energy integration, and the social impacts of loss of power. Alongside partners and with funding from the Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium,...
Policy and Outreach
Page • The need for sound energy policies has become even more critical since the dawn of the 21st century because the energy sector is in the midst of a technological revolution. Emerging technologies that support an increased use of distributed energy resources including energy storage, renewable energies, and energy efficiency are...
Power Electronics
Page • Sandia is advancing power conversion system (PCS) technologies for utility-scale energy storage applications. The role of the PCS in an energy storage installation is equal parts energy conversion and control. The PCS is responsible for accomplishing the physical connection between energy storage resources and the utility interface and for controlling...
Power Electronics & Motor Materials for Electric Drive Systems
Page • A three-dimensional rendering of an electric vehicle chassis equipped with in-wheel motors and a solid-state battery pack. Sandia is a member of the Department of Energy’s Next-Generation Reliable Electric Drive Systems for Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (NEXT-DRIVE) Consortium, a partnership with three other national laboratories (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the National...
Power Electronics and Controls
Page • An Integrated Approach Sandia’s work in power electronics and controls supports grid modernization by developing ways to increase resiliency, performance, and efficiency. The Secure Scalable Microgrid Test Bed can be configured to simulate complex power systems. Sandia has an established history of applying engineering principles to achieve complete systems-view solutions....
Power System Dynamic Performance
Page • Sandia’s work in power systems dynamic performance is aimed at ensuring a grid that operates safely, reliably, and economically while being resilient to the most challenging conditions. Sandia uses advanced control techniques that leverage the power of wide-area measurements and inverter-based resources to meet this goal. Sandia’s work in power...
Power System Operation, Planning, and Economics
Page • This sub-program focuses on optimal decision-making in the power system on time scales ranging from minutes to years. Decisions made on these time scales aim to economically ensure reliability and resilience of the power system and are often driven by electricity markets. Sandia’s work in this area proposes and develops...
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