Water Impermeable, Easy Disconnect Electrical Cable Connector for Deep Sea Applications
Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N00024-10-C-4183
Agency Tracking Number: N091-063-0730
Amount:
$747,328.00
Phase:
Phase II
Program:
SBIR
Awards Year:
2010
Solicitation Year:
2009
Solicitation Topic Code:
N091-063
Solicitation Number:
2009.1
Small Business Information
200 Greenleaf St., Fort Worth, TX, 76107
DUNS:
008038846
HUBZone Owned:
N
Woman Owned:
Y
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
N
Principal Investigator
Name: Roger Paulsel
Title: Electrical Engineer
Phone: (817) 872-1500
Email: roger.paulsel@williams-pyro.com
Title: Electrical Engineer
Phone: (817) 872-1500
Email: roger.paulsel@williams-pyro.com
Business Contact
Name: Brent Williams
Title: Chief Operating Officer
Phone: (817) 872-1500
Email: brent.williams@williams-pyro.com
Title: Chief Operating Officer
Phone: (817) 872-1500
Email: brent.williams@williams-pyro.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract
The Navy needs robust and cost-effective electrical connectors that are completely water impermeable, even under prolonged exposures to high and varying water pressures. These connectors must be reliable enough for frequent connection and disconnection (even under water), corrosion-resistant, lightweight, safe, and easy to assemble. Williams-Pyro, Inc., proposes to develop a line of easy-to-connect, water-impermeable, wet-mateable electrical connectors. These connectors are designed to fit standard electrical hull fittings (EHFs) on Navy submarines and other deep-sea equipment. Williams-Pyro will deliver suitable prototype systems operating under various submergence pressures; laboratory test results that validate our connector design concepts; and EDMs suitable for operating in submersibles being installed shipboard. To exclude seawater from the connector sockets, we will research and test materials for pins, springs, and hydrophobic dielectrics. We will build prototypes, test their performance, and evaluate their ability to operate on Navy submersibles. We will expand our prototype designs to meet military specifications of complex connectors. As we build the prototypes, we will develop a line of connectors to transition into full-scale shipboard implementation. * Information listed above is at the time of submission. *