SBIR/STTR Research Award
DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION OF A SPIN-LUBE GAS BEARING FOR A FREE-PISTON STIRLING ENGINE LINEAR ALTERNATOR-
Award amount
$257,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1986Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Energy
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Sunpower, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- QJS8NTDJKJE1
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THE PLANNED WORK INCLUDES THE DESIGN, FABRICATION, TEST, AND REPORTING OF A SPIN LUBRICATED PISTON/ ALTERNATOR IN AN EXISTING FREE-PISTON STIRLING ENGINE (FPSE). THIS WORK IS SUPPLEMENTAL TO AN ONGOING EFFORT TO DEMONSTRATE THE SPIN LUBRICATION OF THE DISPLACER IN THE SAME 1 KW FPSE. THIS ENGINE IS A MODIFIED VERSION OF OUR SPIKE 60 HZ 120 VAC DESIGN.
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 Specific Power Multiple-Cylinder Alpha Free-Piston Stirling Engine
- Thermo-Acoustic Convertor for Space Power
- High Specific Power Multiple-Cylinder Free-Piston Alpha Stirling
- Thermo-Acoustic Convertor for Space Power
- 4 Kelvin Cooling with Innovative Final Stage of Multistage Cryocooler
Research funding history
25 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2007). Reported award amounts total $4,374,906. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation