SBIR/STTR Research Award

Wave Energy Transducer

Award identifier dde94852462487c6f4043c87f61b2e28537c7b7b5e02c05968f8ca528c80e860Awarding agency Department of Defense · Navy

Award amount

$149,985

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

2010

Award details

Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Recipient company: Physical Optics Corporation
Proposal award date: 2010-01-23
Contract end date: 2011-05-31
UEI: DG3AB4E8R4D8
Solicitation number: 2009.3
Topic code: N093-172

Research abstract

To address the Navy’s need for an energy transducer capable of powering an “A” size AN/SSQ-101 Air-Deployable Active Receiver (ADAR) sensor, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Wave Energy Transducer (WET). This proposed device is based on harvesting the kinetic energy present in the undulating ocean surface using turbines. The energy supplied by the WET will be supplemented by high-efficiency solar photovoltaic systems. The innovations in turbine blade design and electromagnetic induction coil wiring configuration enable the WET to exceed the power requirements of the “A” size AN/SSQ-101 ADAR sensor and have the capacity to operate for years. As a result, this device offers more energy and has a longer life than existing devices, and can fit inside a small cylindrical volume

Technology keywords

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Research funding history

1,933 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1986–2021). Reported award amounts total $549,686,800. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation, Department of Homeland Security