SBIR/STTR Research Award
High Performance "Supercon" Electric Engine
Award amount
$50,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1993Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- PROPULSION RESEARCH, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
ENGINE ELECTRIC HIGH-SPEED MAGNETOSTRICTIVE MATERIAL LONG-LIFE PROPULSION RESEARCH INC WILL DEVELOP AN ULTRA-EFFICIENT, HIGH POWER LOW WEIGHT COMPACT ELECTRIC ENGINE USING A REVOLUTIONARY PHYSICAL CONCEPT. IT WILL ALLOW THE CREATION OF ELECTRIC POWERED ENGINES FOR USES IN EVERYTHING FROM "WEED-WACKERS" TO SUBMARINE ENGINES. THESE ENGINES HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH STARTING AND RUNNING TORGUE, HIGH RPM, HIGH OUTPUT HORSEPOWER PER UNIT WEIGHT AND SIZE, SMALL SIZE, LOW WEIGHT, VERY LOW INPUT POWER AND ULTRA-LONG LIFE BECAUSE OF MINIMAL MOVING PARTS. PHASE 1 WILL ESTABLISH ENGINE SIZE, WEIGHT AND PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS, AND FEASIBILITY THROUGH A BENCH PROTOTYPE.
Technology keywords
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