SBIR/STTR Research Award
Variable Speed Cooling Fan Drive
Award amount
$499,460Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2012Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- ORBITAL TRACTION, LTD.
- Proposal award date
- 2012-09-28
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- YLGELJPWBGY1
- Solicitation number
- 2011.2
- Topic code
- N112-165
Research abstract
In this proposed Phase II SBIR project for the Office of Naval Research, Orbital Traction, of Houston, Texas, will develop, fabricate, test, and demonstrate a prototype of a novel variable speed cooling fan for use on military ground vehicles. This innovative device will improve fuel efficiency by 1 to 6%, depending upon the particular vehicle and duty cycle, through optimization of vehicle cooling fan speed. This variable speed cooling fan drive, also referred to as a Controlled Velocity Accessory Drive or CVAD, 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, Variable Speed Engine Accessory Drives
- High Efficiency, Compact, and Cost Effective Variable Speed Engine Accessory Drive System
- Modeling Fuel Economy Improvements from Variable Speed Accessory Drives
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