NASA NEEDS ADVANCED POWER-CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND RELIABILITY OF POWER CONVER…

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NASA NEEDS ADVANCED POWER-CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND RELIABILITY OF POWER CONVERSION FOR SPACE EXPLORATION MISSIONS. WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A STIRLING GENERATOR TO MEET NASA NEEDS. OUR STIRLING GENERATOR ADAPTS TECHNOLOGY WE HAVE DEVELOPED FOR HIGH-RELIABILITY LONG-LIFE (>10 YEARS) SPACE-BASED STIRLING-CYCLE CRYOCOOLERS AND PROPRIETARY COMPRESSOR AND EXPANDER TECHNOLOGY. OUR COMPRESSOR AND EXPANDER TECHNOLOGY ENABLES NEAR-ISOTHERMAL COMPRESSIONS AND EXPANSIONS, WHICH ALLOW OUR STIRLING GENERATOR TO ACHIEVE A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THE CARNOT THERMAL EFFICIENCY. IN PHASE I, WE WILL GENERATE A PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF OUR STIRLING GENERATOR AND PROJECT ITS EFFICIENCY. IN PHASE II, WE WILL BUILD AND DEMONSTRATE A PROTOTYPE STIRLING GENERATOR AND DELIVER THE PROTOTYPE TO NASA FOR FUNCTIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING. IN PHASE III, WE WILL BUILD AND SELL STIRLING GENERATORS FOR MANY GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE-SECTOR APPLICATIONS.