SBIR/STTR Research Award
HIGH POWER FLAT PANEL LIGHT SOURCES FOR VISIBLE SIGNATURE CONTROL
Award amount
$47,253Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1991Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Recipient company
- Jsp Industries, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THIS DOCUMENT DESCRIBES ELECTROLUMINESCENT (EL) LAMPS THAT WILL HAVE LUMINANCE UP TO 300 FOOT-LAMBERT. THE COST OF EACH LAMP WILL BE UNDER $40.00 PER SQUARE METER COMPARED TO A PRICE OF $600.00 PER SQUARE METER IN THE U.S. MARKET. THE EFFICIENCY OF EL LAMPS IS COMPATIBLE TO EFFICIENCY LIDERS SUCH AS FLUORESCENT LAMPS. A SPECIAL POWER INVERTER WILL INCREASE THE USEFUL LIFE OF EL LAMPS AND WILL PROVIDE STABLE OPERATIONS. THE EQUIPMENT REQUIRES MINIMUM MAINTENANCE. ANTICIPATED BENEFITS/POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: THE ANTICIPATED BENEFIT OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS A LOW-COST ELECTROLUMINESCENT LAMP THAT CAN BE USED FOR LARGE-SCALE SIGNS AND DISPLAYS IN AIRPORTS, SCHOOLS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, ETC.
Technology keywords
Not reported