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THERMOELECTRIC BATTERY CHARGER FOR FIELD USE

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 8972
Amount: $52,855.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1988
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
96 Washington Ave
Waltham, MA 02154
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 SCOTT HYNEK
 (617) 647-0084
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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Abstract

WE PLAN TO BUILD AND TEST A THERMOELECTRIC BATTERY CHARGER THAT IS INTEGRAL WITH A 1-QT SAUCEPAN, WITH THE THERMOELECTRIC ARRAY FIRMLY AFFIXED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN, YET PROTECTED FROM THE FIRE, AND THE EM-SILENT BATTERY CHARGER CIRCUITRY WITHIN THE HANDLE. SAUCEPAN, GENERATOR, CIRCUITRY, AND CABLE TOGETHER WILL WEIGH LESS THAN 5 LB. WHEN PLACED ATOP A COOKING FIRE, AND WHEN CONTAINING WATER, IT WILL PROVIDE A CONSTANT ONE-AMPERE CURRENT, SUITABLE FOR CHARGING THE BB-586/U 13.2-VOLT SEALED NICKEL CADMIUM BATTERY USED IN FIELD COMMUNICATION SETS, DISCONNECTING AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURECORRECTED BATTERY VOLTAGE INDICATES A FULL CHARGE.

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