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SBIR Phase II: Advanced Portable Power Generators

Award Information
Agency: National Science Foundation
Branch: N/A
Contract: 1152391
Agency Tracking Number: 1152391
Amount: $500,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: IC
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2012
Award Year: 2012
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2012-04-01
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2014-03-31
Small Business Information
1111 SE Broadway Dr
Lee's Summit, MO 64081-4602
United States
DUNS: 788879877
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Patrick Piper
 (857) 350-3100
 pjpiper@qmpower.com
Business Contact
 Patrick Piper
Phone: (857) 350-3100
Email: pjpiper@qmpower.com
Research Institution
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Abstract

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project evaluates a low cost, high efficiency portable power system called the QM Power ?PoD?? (Power on Demand). The PoD will power handheld consumer electronic devices (cell phones, tablets, laptops etc) utilizing a rechargeable battery and an advanced, mechanical energy generator system. QM Power, in conjunction with development partner Dell Engineering Services, will complete the design, analysis, prototyping and system integration of its generator technology into the PoD and will evaluate various accessories which allow the user to input mechanical energy via a crank, gravity assist mechanism or other methods. Research results from the Phase I effort indicate that utilizing QM Power generator technology in an auxiliary power/recharging system has the potential to reduce human input requirements by over 30% compared to state-of-the-art product offering now available. The broader impacts of this research are that the PoD will enable users to obtain critical power on demand and provide substantial environmental and public benefits (reducing grid dependence, disposable battery issues and providing power to emerging markets that lack access). Mobile devices have become increasingly power hungry while advances in battery energy density have not kept pace. As a result, the length of use, mobility, and ease use of these devices have been hampered. The QM Power PoD is designed as a hybrid, auxiliary power pack solution that combines a longer life rechargeable battery solution with a supplementary source of renewable, on-demand power that does not require access to the grid.

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