SBIR/STTR Research Award
HPDM-30 – A 10 kW/kg Integrated Motor Drive for UAV and Aircraft Electric Propulsion
Award amount
$849,623Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2023Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- H3X TECHNOLOGIES INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2023-08-29
- Contract end date
- 2024-06-28
- UEI
- JGE3BSHT5DH4
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- 3-HybEl
Research abstract
The HPDM-30 is a ultra high power density 30kW integrated motor drive (IMD) for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Small Aircraft Electric Propulsion. It combines the motor and inverter into a single unit and utilizes the same advanced core technology developed for H3X's flagship product, the HPDM-250. H3X is targeting a combined motor/inverter efficiency of 93% and a continuous specific power of 10 kW/kg, making it 3X more power dense than anything else commercially available. The goal of this Phase II proposal is to manufacture a full-scale HPDM-30 prototype in order to perform functional testing, performance characterization, and baseline environmental testing of the full IMD system.
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.
- HPDM-320: A High Power Density 320 kW Direct-Drive Generator with Integrated Power Electronics
- HPDM-30 – A 10 kW/kg Integrated Motor Drive for UAV and Aircraft Electric Propulsion
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- High Efficiency Powertrain for Hybrid Aircraft (HEPHA)
- High Efficiency Powertrain for Hybrid Aircraft (HEPHA)
Research funding history
3 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2023–2024). Reported award amounts total $2,896,626. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase II, Phase I
Agencies: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Defense