SBIR/STTR Research Award
Exploration of Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) Battery for Space Application
Award amount
$97,790Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2006Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- MAX POWER INC
- Proposal award date
- 2006-04-04
- Contract end date
- 2007-01-04
- UEI
- HFK8T7NPC9S8
- Solicitation number
- 2006.1
- Topic code
- AF06-173
Research abstract
Due to their light weight, high energy and high capacity, Li-ion batteries offer significant advantages for applications in space. To employ Li-ion batteries for use in space, high cycle and calendar life must be demonstrated, and this is the major objective of the present Phase I proposal. In this Phase I program, the objective to demonstrate that new Li-ion technology developed by MaxPower will meet Air Force and NASA requirements for LEO and GEO applications. Fundamental questions pertaining to the stability of materials and degradation reactions will be addressed. Overdischarge and overcharge are two mechanisms which can lead to significant degradation in energy and capacity retention, and solution of this potential problem is a major area to be addressed in the Phase program.
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.
- Lithium Vanadium Pentoxide Reserve Battery for Missile Guidance Set for Minuteman III ICBM
- Lithium Vanadium Pentoxide Reserve Battery for MK21 Reentry Vehicle for Minuteman III ICBM
- Liquid Ammonia Reserve Batteries for Electronic Fuzing
- Safe High Performing Rechargeable Military Battery
- Long Endurance, High Power Battery
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
Research funding history
48 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1997–2023). Reported award amounts total $22,243,131. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration