A High-Performance, Rapid-Cure Epoxy Resin Formulation for High Voltage Coils Using Radical-Induced Cationic Frontal Polymerisation (RICFP)

This project explores new polymer cure methods using a combination of light and thermally sensitive catalysts for epoxy thermoset resins. These resins can be used for a number of applications, including as insulators in high voltage coils. The postdoc and MSc interns will identify simpler epoxy formulations that utilize specially tuned photoinitiators and thermal catalysts. This will be accomplished by a design of experiments to identify potential formulation candidates followed by in-house testing at TMU and at the Trench site. The benefits to the partner is a simplified, more stable formulation with a much smaller carbon footprint and an increased throughput of epoxy coated electric coils during manufacture.

Faculty Supervisor:

Daniel Foucher

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Partner:

Trench Canada

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

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