Flameless, Fuel-Flexible Burner for a 1 kg, High Efficiency, Thermal-To-Electric Battery Charger

PCI will build on it successful track record of developing lightweight, durable, and efficient JP-8 burners for 40 and 80 W Stirling engines and develop a burner that meets and exceeds all the performance metrics of the solicitation. It uses a novel design to readily achieve temperatures at the high and low end of the application. It will be suitable for a variety of energy conversion devices. PCI is partnering with a thermal-to-electric conversion component provider and with a provider of control and power conditioning components. The deliverable at the end of Phase I will be a comprehensive 25 W generator design, supported with experimental and analytical data that will allow quantitative comparison with the solicitation metrics. It will include battery charging electronics and all balance of plant component selection. If successful, a high fidelity generator prototype will be fabricated and delivered to the Army at the end of Phase II.