SBIR/STTR Research Award
Voltage and Frequency Insensitive Vapor Compressor Cycle Ice Plant
Award amount
$75,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1998Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Energy
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- LYNNTECH INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- PMVAL8J63516
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
50432-98-I
Voltage and Frequency Insensitive Vapor Compressor Cycle Ice Plant--Lynntech, Inc., 7610 Eastmark Drive, Suite 202, College Station, TX 77840-4023;
(409) 693-0017
Dr. Craig C. Andrews, Principal Investigator
Dr. Oliver J. Murphy, Business Official
DOE Grant No. DE-FG03-98ER82609
Amount: $75,000
Conventional vapor compression cycle systems are not suitable for use in low grade power grids. Variance in the grid voltage and frequency causes overheating of induction motors. The replacement of the conventional induction machine with a DC motor, coupled with a novel control system for unloading the compressor, will result in a field installation and testing of a 25 to 50 ton ice maker at the end of the Phase II effort. Phase I will result in the fabrication and testing of a 5 ton voltage and frequency insensitive compressor unit. This unit will be evaluated for performance and suitability for scale-up.
Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: This technology may be used with any refrigeration system on a small, low grade power grid. This would include mobile medical facilities, food storage, comfort air conditioning, etc._
Technology keywords
Not reported
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Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
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Research funding history
1,079 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1988–2025). Reported award amounts total $327,411,388. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency