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Advanced Development for Defense Science and Technology

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Contract: W31P4Q-09-C-0481
Agency Tracking Number: 08SB2-0134
Amount: $98,996.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: SB082-007
Solicitation Number: 2008.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2008
Award Year: 2009
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2009-05-13
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2010-01-29
Small Business Information
263 Decatur Street
Atlanta, GA 30312
United States
DUNS: 807623046
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Davorin Babic
 CTO
 (404) 584-2475
 dbabic@johnsonrd.com
Business Contact
 Tony Pace
Title: COO
Phone: (404) 584-2475
Email: pace@johnsonrd.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Johnson Research and Development Co., Inc. (JRD) proposes development of a key component for an innovative, highly efficient heat engine that can operate as a versatile power generator and heat pump for either cooling or heating. The Johnson thermo-electrochemical converter (JTEC) is an innovative all solid state heat engine that operates on the Ericsson cycle (Carnot equivalent) and directly converts heat into electrical energy offering the maximum theoretical efficiency available from a heat engine operating between two temperatures. The high JTEC efficiency is achieved by electrochemical reactions facilitated by isothermal transport of hydrogen, the JTEC working fluid. JTEC efficiency is anticipated to be significant fraction of the ideal Carnot efficiency while still maintaining practical power densities. Successful development of a JTEC critical component would provide revolutionary thermal management and energy conversion capabilities to DoD platforms and weapon systems.

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