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Bimodal Lithium Reserve Battery

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Missile Defense Agency
Contract: HQ0006-05-C-7178
Agency Tracking Number: 044-0235
Amount: $99,981.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: MDA04-114
Solicitation Number: 2004.4
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2004
Award Year: 2005
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2005-03-04
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2005-09-04
Small Business Information
1018 W 9th Ave , Suite 202
King of Prussia, PA 19406
United States
DUNS: 133877899
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Michael Wilson
 CEO/Chief Scientist
 (610) 354-9100
 mike@milsystech.com
Business Contact
 C. Miller
Title: Chief Operating Officer
Phone: (610) 354-9100
Email: cmiller@milsystech.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Current trends in power requirements for missile systems indicate that there is a growing need for providing increased power and energy while simultaneously reducing size and weight of power systems. Because of the compact size of emerging missile systems and the limitations on traditional "tin can" battery designs, flexibility in battery configuration becomes an enabling factor in optimizing overall system performance. To achieve these goals, a novel approach to electrolyte storage and activation will be employed. Traditional Lithium Reserve Batteries contain two isolated sections. One section consists of a dry cell stack and the other contains a liquid electrolyte. This configuration requires a significant amount of storage space that is effectively useless once the battery is activated. The approach to be researched will contain a cell stack that is "wet" with a neutral electrolyte and separate reservoir with the acidic, high molarity electrolyte component. In the initial state, the battery can serve as a low discharge power source. Upon high power activation, the high molarity electrolyte is injected into the "wet" cell stack and will infuse with the neutral electrolyte to provide high power capability. This concept is described in detail in "Bimodal Battery," US Patent No. 6,187,471 B1, issued Feb. 13, 2001.

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