SBIR/STTR Research Award
Ultra-flexible high efficiency photovoltaics
Award amount
$149,227Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2018Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- MPOWER TECHNOLOGY INC
- Proposal award date
- 2018-05-23
- Contract end date
- 2019-12-18
- UEI
- L2HFL5T8EBN4
- Solicitation number
- 18.1
- Topic code
- A18-067
Research abstract
Ability to capture solar energy at the highest possible efficiency, with minimal area, weight and volume constraints is a critical capability desired by the Army. Although current flexible PV technologies meet some of these needs, they do not meet the desired bending radius requirements, power conversion efficiency targets and manufacturing volume and delivery needs. mPower Technology Inc.’s Dragon SCALEsTM product leverages the extremely high volume crystalline silicon photovoltaics (PV) infrastructure and has the potential to deliver ultra-flexible (10mm bend radius), high efficiency (>20% power conversion efficiency), lightweight and compact solar power harvesting capability for both Solider portable and Expeditionary Maneuver (e.g. soft shelters) areas of interest.
Technology keywords
Not reported
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Research funding history
2 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2018–2019). Reported award amounts total $1,246,664. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase II, Phase I
Agencies: Department of Defense