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Long Endurance, High Power Battery

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N68335-14-C-0041
Agency Tracking Number: N082-143-0801a
Amount: $449,570.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N08-143
Solicitation Number: 2008.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2008
Award Year: 2014
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2014-03-24
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2014-12-01
Small Business Information
141 Christopher Lane
Harleysville, PA 19438-
United States
DUNS: 928218155
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Ian Kowalczyk
 Senior Principal Developm
 (215) 513-4230
 ian.kowalczyk@maxpowerinc.com
Business Contact
 David Chua
Title: President/CEO
Phone: (215) 256-4575
Email: maxpowerdc@aol.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Present Sonobuoy and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) fleets being developed by the US NAVY for Anti-Submarine Warfare(ASW) systems rely upon electrochemical energy storage for primary power. The increase in instrumentation payloads and mission duration has increased the draw on existing energy sources and novel solutions are required to meet the demands of the next generation of buoys and UAV"s. Power sources commonly used in Unmanned Ariel Vehicle(UAV) fleets are comprised of rechargeable lithium polymer batteries containing LiCoO2 or LiMn2O4 cathode materials. MaxPower Inc. has developed a novel battery technology to compete with this present chemistry in single use applications. The core of this technology is a newly developed, high conductivity Carbon Monofluoride(CFx) cathode formulation. Recent testing has demonstrated that a specific energy of 320 Wh/kg and an energy density of 570 Wh/L are achievable at discharge rates up to 1/4C. The cell design utilizes a flat plate electrode assembly which can be easily designed to fit a multitude of form factors and can be scaled to meet increased power or life requirements. Performance testing of this chemistry has been conducted at temperatures ranging from -40 to 25°C. Active storage of cells up to three months at 70°C shows less than 5% capacity loss.

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