Arkansas Power Electronics International, Inc. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: Present high power density Si-based systems are severely limited by the electrical and the
Arkansas Power Electronics International, Inc. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $149,899
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Navy
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Solicitation
- 2010.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- AR
- Period
- 2010-10-15
Description
Present high power density Si-based systems are severely limited by the electrical and thermal performance of active and passive components as well as electronics packaging technology. As a result, the next-generation of radar power supply systems require a new and revolutionary power electronics technology that delivers far superior efficiency, response time, thermal performance, and miniaturization capability. This Small Business Innovation Research project seeks to develop high-voltage (up to 1000 VDC), highly efficient (>90%), and compact (>200 W/in3) next-generation radar power supplies utilizing emerging Wide Band-Gap (WBG) power devices in conjunction with advanced non-linear control and high power density packaging techniques. The new WBG-based radar power supply technology will be capable of fast response time (rise and settling times<10 s) and reducing the output stored energy to less than 1 Joule.