US HYBRID CORPORATION — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: NX19-006

US HYBRID CORPORATION — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$1,485,508
Agency
Department of Defense · Navy
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase II
Topic
NX19-006
Solicitation
N/A
NAICS
Place of performance
CA
Period
2019-08-23 → 2020-02-22

Description

US Hybrid proposes to combine 6 of it's currently commercially available FCe80 units upgraded to provide the necessary 500kW net electrical power. A redesign of the existing balance of plant to reduce weight and volume shall be performed, along with the necessary changes for thermal management given sea water cooling. The system shall have a DC-DC converter that will be utilized to maintain optimum voltage on the DC bus for components being supplied. Each of the 6 cell stacks utilized shall be in parallel allowing maintenance on individual systems without the need to disengage the remaining units.