SBIR/STTR Research Award
A Halbach Array Motor for Use Over a Wide Temperature Range
Award amount
$98,717Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2010Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- LAUNCHPOINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2010-01-29
- Contract end date
- 2010-07-29
- UEI
- Z8W4R9538GG6
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- X4.03
Research abstract
Motors used in rovers, cranes and instruments for use on lunar and Mars missions present unique design requirements. Weight reduction is critical, so motors with high power density and torque density are desirable. Also, the motors need to be designed to work over a wide temperature range: from 40 K to 403K. The proposed axial flux, coreless, brushless, Halbach array motor has been demonstrated to have the highest power density and the highest efficiency in land based applications. In this phase I effort, the motor will be developed for use in lunar and Mars missions in which the operating temperature range is from 40 K to 403K. This would be a significant technical advancement.
Technology keywords
Not reported
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Research funding history
33 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2003–2021). Reported award amounts total $7,360,717. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation