AWARD
A -- RECOVERY - A MAXIMUM POWER TRACKER FOR IMPROVED THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC POWERGENERATION
- Notice Date
- 2/1/2010
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA Shared Services Center Procurement Division Building 1111 Stennis SpaceCenter, MS 39529-6000
- ZIP Code
- 39529-6000
- Solicitation Number
- NNX10RA00P
- Response Due
- 12/2/2009
- Archive Date
- 2/28/2010
- Point of Contact
- Cassandra Williams, Contracting Officer, Phone 228-813-6271, Fax 228-813-6434, Email cassandra.williams-1@nasa.gov - Rosa L. Fletcher, Contracting Officer, Phone 228-813-6590, Fax 228-813-6434, Email rosa.l.fletcher@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Cassandra Williams
(cassandra.williams-1@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- NNX10RA88P
- Award Date
- 1/29/2010
- Awardee
- Creare Inc 16 Great Hollow Rd Hanover NH 03755-3116
- Award Amount
- 99533.00
- Description
- SBIR/STTR Program - Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS) are critical for futureflagship exploration missions in space and on planetary surfaces. Small improvements inthe RPS performance, weight, size, and/or reliability can have a dramatic effect on thescientific capability of the vehicle and the overall mission costs. RadioisotopeThermophotovoltaic (RTPV) energy converters are a particular type of RPS that directlyconverts the heat produced by a General Purpose Heat Source (GPHS) to electrical powerusing a specialized Photovoltaic (PV) cell. A key element in an RTPV system is the powerconversion electronics system that efficiently converts the low-voltage current from eachPV cell into useable, stable bus voltage for powering spacecraft systems despite issuessuch as non-uniform illumination, PV cell degradation, and decay of the GPHS source. Inthis project, Creare and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) propose todevelop an advanced, multi-channel maximum power point tracking module (MPPT) that isoptimized for RTPV systems. The converter will provide stable output voltage from a16-cell PV array that, when coupled with advanced PV technology of the RTPV system, willprovide high system efficiency. In Phase I, we will design a prototype power trackingmodule, which will be fully characterized for conversion efficiency. We will also assessthe impact of this new MPPT on the overall RTPV system design and performance.
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