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Novel Fuel Cell Supercapacitor Hybrid Power System

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Contract: HDTRA1-10-P-0007
Agency Tracking Number: T092-004-0110
Amount: $100,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: DTRA092-004
Solicitation Number: 2009.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2009
Award Year: 2010
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2010-02-25
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2010-09-24
Small Business Information
7960 S. Kolb Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85706
United States
DUNS: 147518286
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 RAOUF LOUTFY
 President
 (520) 574-1980
 mercorp@mercorp.com
Business Contact
 James Withers
Title: C.E.O.
Phone: (520) 574-1980
Email: jcwithers@mercorp.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

High energy density capacitors are needed to provide load flexibility to fuel cells as hybrid power supplied for a variety of WMD sensors and detectors. New materials/manufacturing processes are needed to make these electrical power systems man portable. To develop high performance supercapacitors with fast recharge and high discharging rate electrode materials should have very high surface area. A new electrode material has been developed that offers electrodes with performance superior to those in commercial supercapacitors, particularly under high current demand. In this DTRA Phase I program, MER is proposing to provide proof of principle for a fuel cell supercapacitor hybrid system incorporating nanomaterials in a robust, ionically conductive polymer film. This novel reduced weight system design breaks with the traditional state-of-the-art supercapacitor hybrid configuration. The simplified structure provides an opportunity for the DTRA to acquire a 20-Watt and a 100-Watt average power prototype hybrid system for long duration operational testing with a capability to provide for some appropriate duration peak power levels of twice these average power levels.

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