SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Carbon Nanomaterial Enabled Ultra Conductive Metal Composites (UCC)
- Notice Date
- 10/17/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 221121
— Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory - UT Battelle LLC (DOE Contractor), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Bethel Valley Road, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 37831-6192
- ZIP Code
- 37831-6192
- Solicitation Number
- ORNL-TT-2018-ID201603766
- Archive Date
- 12/18/2018
- Point of Contact
- Jennifer Caldwell, Phone: 865-574-4180, Michael J Paulus, Phone: 8655741051
- E-Mail Address
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caldwelljt@ornl.gov, paulusmj@ornl.gov
(caldwelljt@ornl.gov, paulusmj@ornl.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking a commercialization partner for an ultra-conductive material based on a carbon nanomaterial metal composite. The ultra-conductive composite (UCC) material has exceptional electrical performance with conductivities 5-6% greater than that of pure copper. Conductivities are expected to continue to increase as the scalable production process is optimized. The ORNL Technology Transfer Office is now accepting licensing applications through December 17, 2018. The growing demand for electrical energy and the increasing need for high power grid systems necessitates development of new conductors to provide enhanced electrical and thermal conductivity. The power losses associated with the electrical resistance of copper adversely impacts efficiency and performance of electric devices. ORNL researchers have developed ultra-conductive composites (UCCs) that combine a copper matrix with the addition of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Ballistic electrical transport in CNTs (the charge carriers can travel over ~ 500 nm in nanotubes without scattering) likely improves conductivity of the copper matrix with the additional CNTs and provides low-weight, flexibility, and better thermal management characteristics. Production of the UCC is based on a scalable material process together with novel methods to produce a scalable assembly of Copper-CNTs multilayer composites. These composites enable higher electrical conductivities than that of pure copper and possess the advantages listed below. Advantages: - High electrical conductivity (1.7X higher than copper) - High current density (100X higher than copper) - Inherent thermal conductivity (10X higher than copper) - Mechanical strength - Light-weight material - Scalable low-cost process - Versatile production methods for any wire geometry and suitable for roll-to-roll manufacturing Intellectual Property: " Carbon Nanomaterial Enabled Novel Ultraconductive Copper Composites," U.S. Nonprovisional Patent Application 15/985,785 filed on 5/22/2018. Technology Overviews and Publications: - "Carbon Nanomaterial Enabled Novel Utraconductive Copper Composites" (UTB ID 201603766): Technology FactCard 201603766 - "Carbon Nanomaterial Copper Composites" (UTB ID 201703946: Technology FactCard 201703946 - Electrification Annual Progress Report," the Department of Energy, Vehicle Technology Office, Fiscal Year 2017, https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2018/05/f52/Electrification_FY2017_APR_Final.compressed.pdf - Additional background and technology information may be found on the ORNL Technology Transfer website: https://www.ornl.gov/sites/default/files/TIP-Carbon-Nanomaterial-2018.pdf ORNL is accepting licensing applications for review from all interested parties, and license applications will be evaluated based on prospective partners' ability and commitment to successfully commercialize the technology. Please contact Jennifer Caldwell, Group Leader, Technology Commercialization, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, (865) 574-4180, caldwelljt@ornl.gov, with any questions and to obtain a License Application for this opportunity. You can also access the License Application at https://www.ornl.gov/sites/default/files/license_application_0.pdf. Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest US Department of Energy science and energy laboratory, conducting basic and applied research to deliver transformative solutions to compelling problems in energy and security. Oak Ridge National Laboratory is managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under its Prime Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725. National Laboratory Licensing Guide: https://www.ornl.gov/partnerships/licensing-guidelines.
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