SBIR/STTR Research Award
High Efficiency, Compact, Variable Speed Engine Accessory Drives
Award amount
$1,498,836Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2015Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- ORBITAL TRACTION, LTD.
- Proposal award date
- 2015-01-23
- Contract end date
- 2017-09-19
- UEI
- YLGELJPWBGY1
- Solicitation number
- 2011.2
- Topic code
- N112-165
Research abstract
In this proposed Phase II SBIR project, Orbital Traction will complete the development of and install on an MTVR prototypes of a variable speed cooling fan drive and a variable speed alternator drive. The variable speed fan drive is expected to improve the fuel efficiency of the MTVR by 1 to 5%, depending upon the particular duty cycle, through optimization of vehicle cooling fan speed. The variable speed alternator drive will enable the MTVR's alternator to reach maximum output while the MTVR is at idle, which will allow for electrification of other key subsystems.Both drives, also referred to as a Controlled Velocity Accessory Drives or CVADs, will be extremely compact, highly efficient, and readily adaptable for other military and commercial vehicle applications.
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.
- Jet Blast Deflector - Actuator Emergency Operating System
- Harsh Environment CV Joint for Amphibious Vehicles
- Silent Running Fan
- Maximum Torque Override (MTO) Actuator
- Silent Running Fan (SR-Fan) System for Engine Cooling
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- High Efficiency, Compact, and Cost Effective Variable Speed Engine Accessory Drive System
- Modeling Fuel Economy Improvements from Variable Speed Accessory Drives
- Variable Speed Cooling Fan Drive
Research funding history
20 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2010–2025). Reported award amounts total $8,931,064. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense