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Advanced Flywheel Energy Storage

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Contract: W31P4Q-10-C-0072
Agency Tracking Number: 09SB2-0353
Amount: $98,998.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: SB092-017
Solicitation Number: 2009.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2009
Award Year: 2009
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2010-01-14
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2010-09-15
Small Business Information
2212 Harton Blvd
Tullahoma, TN 37388
United States
DUNS: 144158677
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Zachary Taylor
 Vice-President
 (951) 304-4086
 zachary.taylor@gtlcompany.com
Business Contact
 Paul Gloyer
Title: President
Phone: (931) 393-5108
Email: paul.gloyer@gtlcompany.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Applying multivariable optimization in conjunction with modern materials technology has revealed an opportunity to dramatically improve flywheel energy storage technology. Using this innovative approach, GTL’s Advanced Flywheel™ could deliver 500 W-hr/kg with the potential to achieve in excess of 1000 W-hr/kg. This represents a substantial increase in performance over conventional high-performance energy storage technologies that deliver 100-300 W-hr/kg. While it has long been believed that the maximum energy density of a flywheel is achieved with the classic heavy-rim flywheel design. By controlling the location, orientation and curvature of each fiber, the Advanced Flywheel design ensures that the strength and inertia of every fiber is fully utilized while also minimizing or eliminating any under performing material. This allows the opportunity to exceed the classic flywheel performance limit. In the proposed effort, after developing the preliminary design of the overall Advanced Flywheel Energy Storage system, a detailed design of the Advanced Flywheel rotor will be created. A proof-of-concept unit will then be fabricated and tested to verify the performance potential of the design. The results of this effort will be used to determine the maximum performance that can be achieved with this transformational technology.

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