SBIR/STTR Research Award
Rotating 30K Coolers for HTS Motors and Generators
Award amount
$98,321Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2008Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- CLEVER FELLOWS INNOVATION CONSORTIUM
- Proposal award date
- 2008-09-19
- Contract end date
- 2009-03-19
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- 2008.1
- Topic code
- OSD08-EP8
Research abstract
On-board rotating cryocooling can eliminate a major cost, size, and reliability limitation from superconducting motors and generators. Qdrive acoustic-Stirling sealed, oil-free, and non-wearing cryocooler technology is uniquely suited to rotating service, as demonstrated in a miniature model. This Phase I project will extend the design to ship-power scale coolers, using multiple 2-stage coldheads and will develop integration with superconducting rotor geometry in cooperation with a leading HTS device developer, to establish feasibility and enable full-scale hardware proof in Phase II.
Technology keywords
Not reported
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