SBIR/STTR Research Award
High Voltage, Lightweight, Conformal, Integrated, Photovoltaic Modules for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
Award amount
$100,000Program and phase
STTR · Phase IAward year
2011Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- MC10 Inc.
- Proposal award date
- 2011-01-10
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- TJJKWCJ3BL88
- Solicitation number
- 2010.B
- Topic code
- N10B-T048
Research abstract
This Phase I effort will demonstrate a thin, conformal solar module(1 cm x 1 cm) composed of either GaAs or Si micro-cells packaged in an elastomeric film. This module will utilize unique mechanical designs, including non-planar interconnects, and thin micro-cells (<50 microns thick) and will achieve>10% efficiency and>10% stretchability while providing output of>25V. This effort will provide a plan and possible routes to develop 1 sq meter modules with energy output sufficient to replace current lithium ion batteries.
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.
- Body-worn sensors for monitoring warrior physical and mental state
- High Voltage, Lightweight, Conformal, Integrated, Photovoltaic Modules for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
- High Efficiency Stretchable (Highly Conformable) Photovoltaics for Expeditionary Forces
- High Efficiency Stretchable (Highly Conformable) Photovoltaics for Expeditionary Forces
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
Research funding history
5 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2009–2013). Reported award amounts total $1,249,180. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense