SBIR/STTR Research Award

High Efficiency Cryogenic Power Conversion

Award identifier 938b91db58e0a2ca2eba27411471ccc6d356dd05ee331f47da3408442ad07224Awarding agency Department of Defense · Office of the Secretary of Defense

Award amount

$100,000

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

1996

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Recipient company
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION
Proposal award date
Not reported
Contract end date
Not reported
UEI
CA6KHVAFESK4
Solicitation number
Not reported
Topic code
Not reported

Research abstract

Proposed is the technical development and design of the electronics and cooling systems for a 1 megawatt cryogenically cooled inverter suitable for use in a wide range of applications, including Uninterruptable Power Suplies (UPS) and motors in the +1000 HP range. The proposed work will provide a logical progression to the development that has already been done by American Superconductor Corp. In previous work, we have designed, built and tested cryogenically cooled power inverters that provide 100 and 330 kW of power conversion. In a Phase II implementation, the 1 megawatt inverter will be built and integrated with a cryogenic cooler. The resulting system will be implemented as a motor drive and tested with a 1000 HP motor.

Technology keywords

Not reported

Other awards by this recipient

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Research funding history

88 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1989–2023). Reported award amounts total $22,941,409. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Agriculture

Agency intelligence

Department of Defense

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