A PULSE POWER SOURCE FOR SUBMARINE APPLICATIONS

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: Navy	Award ID: 12536	Program Year/Program: 1990 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 12536	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Giner, Inc.
89 Rumford Avenue Newton, MA -
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 1990

Title: A PULSE POWER SOURCE FOR SUBMARINE APPLICATIONS

Agency / Branch: DOD / NAVY

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $59,009.00

Abstract:
AN ADVANCED PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL SYSTEM IS PROPOSED TO PROVIDE PULSE POWER FOR A SUBMARINE ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCH SYSTEM. THE FUEL CELL SYSTEM, WHEN TOTALLY DEVELOPED, WILL PROVIDE 15,000 AMPERES AT 250 VDC (3,750 KW) FOR A PERIOD OF 1 SECOND. METHODS TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF STATE-OF-THE-ART PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL SYSTEMS WILL BE INVESTIGATED. AREAS OF INVESTIGATION INCLUDE OPTIMIZED CATALYST, MEMBRANE, STACK CONFIGURATION AND OPERATING CONDITIONS.

Principal Investigator:
Dr J A Kosek
6178997270

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Giner Inc
15 Spring St Waltham, MA 02254

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DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No