{"id":1402,"date":"2020-04-02T11:11:54","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T10:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-business-innovation\/?p=1402"},"modified":"2025-07-21T11:23:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T10:23:17","slug":"knowledge-transfer-partnerships-powerline-technologies-ltd-associate-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/knowledge-transfer-partnerships-powerline-technologies-ltd-associate-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowledge Transfer Partnerships: Powerline Technologies Ltd Associate Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Photo:<\/em> UWE KTP Associate Minh Trang<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based in Bristol, Powerline Technologies Ltd deliver next generation Smart Grid distribution automation solutions to utilities and Distribution Systems\/Network Operators (DSO\/DNO) worldwide. Since starting in June 2019, the Knowledge Transfer Partnership with UWE Bristol has been working to create a novel simulator of electrical distribution assets for Smart Grid application development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minh Trang has been leading the project as the KTP Associate.\nWe spoke to Trang, 9 months into the project to find out how she has found the\nKTP so far:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How long have you\nbeen a KTP Associate?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started the role in June 2019 so I\u2019ve almost been in the post\nfor a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What attracted you to\nthe KTP role?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I came from a PhD and what I liked about the KTP was the\npossibility of continuing to manage my own project whilst working for a local\ncompany with the potential to be employed with the company on completion. The\nKTP also offers great opportunities for continuing professional development\nalongside the project via the \u00a34,000 development budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How is the\npartnership between UWE and the company working?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s been working really well. I\u2019ve been learning a lot from\nUWE Power Systems Research Laboratory about algorithms and methods for\nanalysing and driving the project and Powerline Technologies have been\nsupporting me with the practical knowledge for running the project more\nefficiently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the current\nchallenges of your role?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The challenges have mostly been technical, ensuring the\ncorrect application of data, getting used to new software packages and\ndetermining the most effective models for the project. However, I have been\nsupported by my company and academic supervisors throughout all of this, which\nI\u2019m really grateful for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you enjoy\nmost about your job?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It would have to be the experience that I\u2019m gaining in managing\na challenging, real-life project, which I think is a vitally important skill for\nmy future career plans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you think about\nthe support available from UWE and the Company?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s been great, my Academic Supervisor (Hassan Nouri) is\nreally knowledgeable and has deepened my understanding of the field. I also\nfeel really engaged with the team at Powerline and enjoy being part of their\nworking environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To find out more about the Knowledge Transfer Partnership opportunities at UWE, visit our website<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) are funded by UKRI through Innovate UK with the support of co-funders, including the Scottish Funding Council, Welsh Government, Invest Northern Ireland, Defra and BEIS. Innovate UK manages the KTP programme and facilitates its delivery through a range of partners including the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN), Knowledge Bases and Businesses. Each partner plays a specific role in the support and delivery of the programme.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Photo: UWE KTP Associate Minh Trang Based in Bristol, Powerline Technologies Ltd deliver next generation Smart Grid distribution automation solutions to utilities and Distribution Systems\/Network Operators (DSO\/DNO) worldwide. Since starting in June 2019, the Knowledge Transfer Partnership with UWE Bristol has been working to create a novel simulator of electrical distribution assets for Smart Grid … Continue reading “Knowledge Transfer Partnerships: Powerline Technologies Ltd Associate Spotlight”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":1403,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":145,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1451,1450,145,1452],"tags":[11,151,796,46,299,581,340,74,75,420],"class_list":["post-1402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-knowledge-transfer-partnership","category-knowledge-transfer-partnerships","category-ktp","category-ktps","tag-bristol","tag-knowledge-transfer-partnership","tag-knowledge-transfer-partnerships","tag-ktp","tag-ktp-associate","tag-ktp-associate-spotlight","tag-powerline-technologies-ltd","tag-uwe","tag-uwe-bristol","tag-uwe-ktp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1402"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7047,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1402\/revisions\/7047"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}