SBIR/STTR Research Award
Magnesium Diboride (MgB2) Superconducting Coils for Gyrotron Magnets
Award amount
$100,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2004Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- HYPER TECH RESEARCH INC
- Proposal award date
- 2005-01-24
- Contract end date
- 2005-07-24
- UEI
- YPG9JKMCSUA8
- Solicitation number
- 2004.3
- Topic code
- OSD04-EP6
Research abstract
The Air Force is currently pursuing the development of directed weapons using high frequency gyrotrons. Present systems use coils made with niobium titanium superconducting wire operating at 4 K with a cryocooler. Light weight magnesium diboride superconductor wire offers the potential of the required magnetic field but will operate at higher temperature of 10-25 K, and be a much lighter weight superconductor. Thus there is the potential to reduce the size and weight of the gyrotron magnet and cryocooler for airborne applications. This SBIR Phase I will demonstrate a sub-size solenoid gyrotron magnet with magnesium diboride superconducting wire, and determine what weight and size reductions could be made for a full size magnesium diboride gryotron magnet and cryocooler.
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.
- High Power Density Motors/Generators for Single and Double Aisle Passenger Aircraft using Multifilamentary High Purity Aluminum Coils at 20K
- High Power Density Motors/Generators for Single and Double Aisle Passenger Aircraft using Multifilamentary High Purity Aluminum Coils at 20K
- HIGH JC, LOW AC LOSS Nb3Sn Superconductor for 16-20 T Fusion
- Low AC Loss Cryogenic Aluminum Conductors for Stators in Very High Speed Motors and Generators for Electric Aircraft
- Ultra-High Thermal Conductivity Magnetic Electrical Insulation and Radiation Resistant Aluminum YBCO Cables
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Enhancement of YBCO Coated Conductor Performance by Chemical Pinning
- Superconducting Developments for Compact Power and Energy Systems
- Superconducting Developments for Compact Power and Energy Systems
- Development of Long Length High Ic Thick YBCO Films Through MOD Process with Pinning Center Enhancement
- Enhancement of YBCO Coated Conductor Performance by In Situ Chemical Pinning
Research funding history
102 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2000–2025). Reported award amounts total $40,663,857. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services