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  1. HIGH SPEED SHEET GROWTH OF THIN SILICON

    SBC: ASTROPOWER, INC.            Topic: N/A

    A NOVEL SILICON DEPOSITION PROCESS CAPABLE OF DEPOSITING HIGH QUALITY THIN-FILM SILICON LAYERS ON LOW COST SUPPORTING SUBSTRATES WILL BE INVESTIGATED IN PHASE I. THE SUBSTRATE WILL INCLUDE A REFLECTOR FOR LIGHT TRAPPING. THE PLANNED DEPOSITION PROCESS WILL ALLOW THE FORMATION OF SILICON LAYERS 20 TO 30 MICRONS THICK, OPTIMIZING THE PERFORMANCE OF CRYSTALLINE SILICON AS A SOLAR CELL MATERIAL. TH ...

    SBIR Phase I 1994 Department of Energy
  2. LOS COST, HIGH PURITY SILICON BY ALKALINE GLYCOLIC DIGESTION OF SILICA

    SBC: ASTROPOWER, INC.            Topic: N/A

    THE SOLAR CELL APPLICATION OF CRYSTALLINE SILICON THIN-FILM, PHOTOCOLTAIC (PV) TECHNOLOGIES IS CURRENTLY LIMITED BY THE HIGH COST OF THE SILICON RAW MATERIAL. THIS IS A RESULT OF THE CARBOTHERMAL REDUCTION METALLURGICAL PROCESS USED TO CREATE THE SEMICONDUCTOR-GRADE SILICON FROM SILICA. THERE IS A NOVEL ALTERNATIVE ORGANOSILICON CHEMISTRY, BASED ON ALKALINE GLYCOLIC DIGESTION OF SILICA, THAT DOE ...

    SBIR Phase I 1994 Department of Energy
  3. COMPOSITE PLASMA-POLYMER MEMBRANES

    SBC: BEND RESEARCH, INC.            Topic: N/A

    THE POTENTIAL ADVANTAGES OF MEMBRANE PROCESSES FOR SEPARATIONS ARE WELL KNOWN. HOWEVER, CURRENT MEMBRANE SYSTEMS HAVE CAPTURED ONLY A SMALL FRACTION OF THE POTENTIAL MARKET, PRIMARILY BECAUSE THEY ARE MADE FROM POLYMERS THAT ARE NOT DURABLE ENOUGH FOR MANY APPLICATIONS, AND THEY DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT SELECTIVITY FOR CLEAN SEPARATIONS. PLASMA-POLYMER MEMBRANES OFFER A SOLUTION TO BOTH PROBLEMS. TH ...

    SBIR Phase II 1994 Department of Energy
  4. A NOVEL PROCESS FOR THE REMOVAL OF NITROGEN FROM NITROGEN-CONTAININGNATURAL GAS: DEVELOPMENT OF WATER-BASED ABSORBENTS

    SBC: BEND RESEARCH, INC.            Topic: N/A

    DOMESTIC NATURAL GAS PROVIDES AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT PORTION OF THE U.S. ENERGY SUPPLY. ESTIMATED U.S. GAS RESERVES ARE ABOUT 1000 TRILLON STANDARD CUBIN FEET (SCF)--OR ABOUT 1000 QUADS. FULLY 25% OF THE ESTIMATED U.S. NATURAL GAS RESERVES ARE CONTAMINATED WITH NITROGEN (N2) TO THE EXTENT THAT THE GAS CANNOT BE USED WITHOUT PROCESSING TO REDUCE THE N2 CONCENTRATION. NO TECHNOLOGY EXISTS TODAY F ...

    SBIR Phase II 1994 Department of Energy
  5. HIGH-PERFORMANCE MEMBRANES FOR GAS, VAPOR, AND LIQUID SEPARATIONS

    SBC: BEND RESEARCH, INC.            Topic: N/A

    SEPARATION PROCESSES TO RECOVER AND PURIFY PRODUCTS ACCOUNT FOR MORE THAN 40% OF THE ENERGY DEMAND IN THE CHEMICAL PROCESS INDUSTRY (CPI), BUT MEMBRANE PROCESSES HAVE GAINED ONLY A SMALL SHARE OF THIS MAJOR MARKET. CONVENTIONAL MEMBRANES HAVE HAD LIMITATIONS THAT HAVE PRECLUDE THEIR WIDESPREAD ACCEPTANCE IN THE CPI AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS. SPECIFICALLY, MEMBRANES EITHER COULD NOT WITHSTAN ...

    SBIR Phase I 1994 Department of Energy
  6. A SUPERPLASTIC OXIDE DISPERSION STRENGTHENED MAGNESIUM ALLOY FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS

    SBC: Chesapeake Composites Corporation            Topic: N/A

    REDUCTION OF AUTOMOBILE WEIGHT IS AN IMPORTANT APPROACH TO REDUCING FUEL CONSUMPTION. MAGNESIUM ALLOYS WOULD OFFER THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT REDUCTIONS IF THEY WERE MORE READILY FORMED AND THEIR STIFFNESS COULD BE INCREASED. HIGH STRAIN RATE SUPERPLASTIC FORMING OFFERS A COST EFFECTIVE ROUTE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS. HOWEVER, TO BE SUPERPLASTIC, MAGNESIUM ALLOYS MU ...

    SBIR Phase I 1994 Department of Energy
  7. A RESONANT CONVERTER FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS

    SBC: Electronic Power            Topic: N/A

    ALL PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) SYSTEMS REQUIRE POWER ELECTRONICS TO CONVERT VARIABLE VOLTAGE DC FROM THE PV PANELS TO USABLE, REGULATED POWER WITH HIGH QUALITY. AT HIGH RATINGS, AC IS GENERALLY REQUIRED. CONVENTIONAL CONVERTERS HAVE SEVERAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING HIGH COST, EXCESSIVE HARMONICS, EXCESSIVE LOSSES, SAFETY ISSUES, POOR POWER FACTOR, VULNERABILITY OF THE POWER SWITCHES, AUDIBLE NOISE, AND ELECTR ...

    SBIR Phase I 1994 Department of Energy
  8. A VERSATILE TECHNICALLY ACCESSIBLE WIND TURBINE CONTROLLER

    SBC: Electronic Power            Topic: N/A

    TWO BROAD DEFICIENCIES IN CONTROLS ARE APPARENT IN THE WIND INDUSTRY. THE FIRST IS THAT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF ADVANCED WIND TURBINE DESIGNERS SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE CONTROLS THAT ARE ADEQUATE TO COMPETE IN THE WIND INDUSTRY. THIS IS UNDERSTANDABLE SINCE THE STRENGTHS OF MOST WIND TURBINE DESIGNERS FALL IN THE AREA OF MACHINES, STRUCTURES, AND AERODYNAMICS. THE SECOND IS THAT MOST WIND TURBINE CON ...

    SBIR Phase I 1994 Department of Energy
  9. A RESONANT CONVERTER FOR UNIVERSAL WIND APPLICATION

    SBC: Electronic Power            Topic: N/A

    N/A

    SBIR Phase I 1994 Department of Energy
  10. COST EFFECTIVE STIMULATION OF SHALLOW GAS WELLS USING HIGH ENERGY GAS FRACTURING FIELDED WITHOUT A WIRELINE OR WORKOVER RIG

    SBC: J Integral Engineering            Topic: N/A

    N/A

    SBIR Phase I 1994 Department of Energy
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