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DIFFERENTIALLY DRIVEN GENERATORS (DDG)

Award Information
Agency: Department of Transportation
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 1936
Amount: $50,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1985
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
216 Horseneck Road
Fairfield, NJ 07006
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 WILLIAM J. LEBO
 INVESTIGATOR
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Business Contact
 Mr. William J. Lebo
Title: Program Manager
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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Abstract

TRADITIONALLY, SHIPBOARD POWER GENERATION IS ACCOMPLISHED VIA AUXILIARY ENGINES AND GENERATOR SETS. SIGNIFICANT COST ADVANTAGES CAN BE PROJECTED IF THIS ELECTRICAL DEMAND COULD BE MET BY EXTRACTING POWER FROM THE SHIP'S PRIME MOVER. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, AND TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT FREQUENCY ON THEGENERATOR WHILE THE SPEED OF THE PRIME MOVER VARIES OVER A WIDE RANGE, THIS CONTRACTOR PROPOSES THE USE OF A DIFF DIFFERENTIALLY COUPLED EPICYCLIC GEAR. PRELIMINARY L LABORATORY TESTING OF A DIFFERENTIAL GEAR BY TTC HAS D DEMONSTRATED THE ABILITY OF MAINTAINING THE OUTPUT SPEED OF A DIFFERENTIAL WITHIN VERY CLOSE LIMITS, THUS OFFERING A SOLUTION TO THE PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED AND UNSOLVED PROBLEM.

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