SBIR/STTR Research Award

High Efficiency Flexible Photovoltaics (Proposal Number

Award identifier 95b1dfd345190ee6f5a0228434a97a8dd7c7a3b7f2878459fa540f86bb357d04Awarding agency Department of Defense · Navy

Award amount

$149,991

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

2014

Award details

Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Recipient company: Vanguard Space Technologies, Inc.
Proposal award date: 2014-01-23
Contract end date: 2014-07-23
UEI: S7F9G286FXX8
Solicitation number: 2013.3
Topic code: OSD13-EP3

Research abstract

Flexible solar cells based on epitaxial liftoff (ELO) manufacturing processes have enabled a path towards low-cost and high-power flexible photovoltaic arrays. Lamination techniques incorporating these arrays can be adapted to a variety of end applications ranging from structural power for UAV airfoils to embedded solar power for portable electronics. In this work, Vanguard will demonstrate"Peel and Stick Photovoltaics"(PSPV) utilizing Inverted Lamination techniques incorporating flexible ELO GaAs solar cells as both standalone flexible solar arrays and also as co-cured solar arrays embedded in structural composites. Initial characterization will demonstrate thermal cycling stability and aerodynamic smoothness over a curved composite surface.

Technology keywords

Not reported

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Research funding history

76 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1994–2015). Reported award amounts total $25,067,356. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy

Agency intelligence

Department of Defense

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