SBIR/STTR Research Award
Metal Hydride Energy Sources for Very High Altitude Aircraft Propulsion
Award amount
$749,969Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2011Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Recipient company
- JOHNSON RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CO INC
- Proposal award date
- 2011-02-14
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- E7C5ELQ5HD45
- Solicitation number
- 2008.2
- Topic code
- SB082-064
Research abstract
A Metal Hydride Solid Oxide Battery has been explored to answer the need for high energy density power required for High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) aircraft. Lithium Hydride is a fuel source that can be stably stored for long periods allowing for a high level of readiness. Further, Lithium Hydride has a high energy density. The electrochemical oxidation of Lithium Hydride is far more effective than Carnot limited heat engines. When utilized in an electrochemical cell, energy densities of 1800Wh/kg and specific energy of more than 1100Wh/liter are anticipated. This cell can operate at high altitudes in thin air where many other energy alternatives are limited.
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.
- Lithium-Air Batteries for Urban Air Mobility
- Lithium-Air Batteries for Urban Air Mobility (UAM)
- Electrical power generation for sustained high speed flight
- 20 year backup battery
- Advanced cooling using an Electrochemical Heat Pipe (EHP)
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Metal Hydride Energy Source for HALE Aircraft Propulsion
- Metal Hydride Energy Sources for Very High Altitude Aircraft Propulsion
- A Metal Hydride Power Source for HALE Aircraft Propulsion
- Metal Hydride Energy Source for HALE Aircraft Propulsion
Research funding history
21 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1994–2021). Reported award amounts total $6,626,938. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Agriculture, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy