SBIR/STTR Research Award
Compact, Lightweight, Power-Dense, Integrated Fuel Cell System
Award amount
$124,996Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2018Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- PRECISION COMBUSTION, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2018-05-14
- Contract end date
- 2019-10-11
- UEI
- KHBYLJYZAJP3
- Solicitation number
- 18.1
- Topic code
- N181-013
Research abstract
Precision Combustion, Inc. (PCI) has developed a breakthrough technology enabling a new logistics-fueled, high efficiency all-electric power and propulsion (PnP) system with potential to improve mission range and logistics for Navy’s UAS platforms and others. Based upon a high energy density fuel cell power system that can operate on logistics fuels, the technology offers multiple advances for UAS compared to current IC engine. PCI has operated fuel cells on high sulfur fuels for over 1000 hours. PCI proposes to build on this experience to provide a major advance in UAS fuel efficiency, range, life, and reliability, with a modular system designed for maintenance and upgradability. During Phase I, a baseline IFCS that produces a minimum of 0.5–1 kW will be designed and feasibility demonstrated. Process modeling and flight simulation tools will be utilized to show UAS adaptability. A high-fidelity IFCS solid model with a comprehensive list of UAS performance specifications, backed by experimental data, will be delivered. During Phase II, a lightweight prototype will be fabricated and its functionality will be demonstrated. The scalability to 10 kW will be demonstrated. During a Phase III, the IFCS will be matured to TRL 5/6, with ruggedization and environmental compliance.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Regenerable Adsorption-based Continuous CO2 Removal (RACCR) System for Continuously Eliminating CO2 from Closed Circuit Rebreathers
- Comprehension and Mitigation of Metal Corrosion Modes in Reversible Solid Oxide Cells
- High-Purity, Compressed Hydrogen from Greywater and Sunlight via Novel Membranes
- Simultaneous H2 Generation and Compression with Intermediate-Temperature Solid-Oxide Membranes
- Structured, Highly Active Catalyst for Low Temperature Methanol Reforming
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Compact, Lightweight, Power-Dense, Integrated Fuel Cell System
- Compact, Lightweight, Power-Dense, Integrated Fuel Cell System
- Compact, Lightweight, Power-Dense, Integrated Fuel Cell System
- Compact, Lightweight, Power-Dense, Integrated Fuel Cell System
- Compact, Lightweight, Power-Dense, Integrated Fuel Cell System
Research funding history
201 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1987–2025). Reported award amounts total $70,053,268. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, National Science Foundation, Department of Agriculture