CONTINENTAL CONTROLS AND DESIGN, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: N171-028
CONTINENTAL CONTROLS AND DESIGN, INC. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $224,865
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Navy
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- N171-028
- Solicitation
- 2017.1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2017-04-12 → 2018-07-26
Description
We propose to design, build and test a pmdc based electric starter for the T56 gas turbine engine. A first look suggests that with new magnet and power electronic technology and our innovative formed winding, the motor and controller will fit in the space allocated for the current ATS and a lithium battery power pack will sit further back in the nacelle. The weight increment should be negligible at <20lbm per engine with independent starter systems. Both geared and direct drive options will be explored in the first phase of development. Environmental considerations may play dominant role in the system design.