SBIR/STTR Research Award
Laminated IMM Solar Panels (PDRT08-035)
Award amount
$100,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2009Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Vanguard Space Technologies, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- 2009-02-12
- Contract end date
- 2010-02-15
- UEI
- S7F9G286FXX8
- Solicitation number
- 2008.3
- Topic code
- AF083-201
Research abstract
This SBIR project will develop an integrated fabrication and assembly approach for flexible and modular IMM integral blanket/interconnect system (IBIS) assemblies using composite manufacturing techniques. The approach will build on DR Technologies ongoing work related to coverglass replacement technologies and laminated modular solar array fabrication. The proposed integral blanket/interconnect system (IBIS) will provide drastic improvements in solar panel specific power and stowability and can be integrated into a rolled-up, thin-film solar array. BENEFIT: There is an urgent need for the supply of space solar arrays with improved cost, reliability, stowability, and high specific power. A successful Phase I will demonstrate the feasibility of the innovations using IMM solar cells and materials with space flight heritage, albeit in a new and innovative configuration.
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.
- Advanced Solar Array for Dual Launch GPS
- Synchronized Modular Integrated Deployable Array (P-DoD12-003)
- Low Cost, Cosmic Microwave Background Telescopes (P-NASA12-003-1)
- ParaSol - A Novel Deployable Approach for Very Large Ultra-lightweight Solar Arrays
- Very Large Ultra-Lightweight Affordable Smart Solar Array
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- High Efficiency Modular Solar Array (PDRT08-035-2)
- Integrated Modular Blanket Assembly (IMBA) for Ultra-Thin Multijunction Photovoltaics
- Flexible Solar Array Blanket Technology (DRT Proposal PDRT-025)
- Innovative Flexible Solar Cell Interconnects for High Efficiency Solar Cell Modules(1001-312)
- Integrated Modular Blanket Assembly (IMBA) for Ultra-Thin Multijunction Photovoltaics
Research funding history
76 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1994–2015). Reported award amounts total $25,067,356. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy