STRUCTURED IONS, LLC — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: A1
STRUCTURED IONS, LLC — SBIR Phase I award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Amount
- $124,966
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- A1
- Solicitation
- SBIR_21_P1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- OK
- Period
- 2021-05-13 → 2021-11-19
Description
In this Phase I SBIR proposal, Structured Ions, LLC, will develop and demonstrate a structural supercapacitor that synergistically provides both structural load-bearing capabilities and electrical energy storage and distribution capabilities. The proposed structural supercapacitor is based on carbon-fiber--epoxy composite laminates suitably modified to provide the required multifunctionality of electrical energy storage in load-bearing aerospace structures. These multifunctional structural supercapacitors provide increased operational parameters in electrical propulsion aircraft without introducing parasitic weight by using batteries. Thereby, Structured Ions, LLC, provides a key enabling technology for commercial development and deployment of both unmanned and manned aircraft powered by electrical propulsion.