SBIR-STTR Award

Compact High-Power DC-DC Converter for Navy Non-Explosive Acoustic Sources
Award last edited on: 2/12/2010

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : Navy
Total Award Amount
$894,149
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
N06-168
Principal Investigator
Richard Gean

Company Information

G E S of Northwest Florida Inc (AKA: GES Inc)

10013 Calle de Celestino
Navarre, FL 32566
   (850) 936-1171
   N/A
   www.ges-nwf.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 01
County: Santa Rosa

Phase I

Contract Number: N68335-07-C-0142
Start Date: 1/9/2007    Completed: 7/9/2007
Phase I year
2007
Phase I Amount
$149,761
The evolution of technology, over the past decade, has resulted in the miniaturization of electronic packaging in commercial and military applications; this has pushed the demand for higher power densities in low and high voltage switching power supply designs. Due to increased electric field stress, it is a challenge to design large power densities in high voltage applications. Existing methods to address the high voltage issue, result in the introduction of undesired parasitic reactance, which adversely impacts the efficiency and reliability of the converter power stage. To address the problem, the proposed Phase I research intends to investigate the technical feasibility of using a resonant topology to utilize the unwanted parasitic reactance in the power stage.

Keywords:
High-Voltage, Resonant, High-Frequency,Power-Density, Modular, Multiplier,

Phase II

Contract Number: N68335-08-C-0281
Start Date: 5/12/2008    Completed: 1/15/2012
Phase II year
2008
Phase II Amount
$744,388
The evolution of technology, over the past decade, has resulted in the miniaturization of electronic packaging in commercial and military applications; this has pushed the demand for higher power densities in low and high voltage switching power supply designs. Due to increased electric field stress, it is a challenge to design large power densities in high voltage applications. Existing methods to address the high voltage issue, result in the introduction of undesired parasitic reactance, which adversely impacts the efficiency and reliability of the converter power stage. To properly address the problem, the research intends to investigate the technical feasibility of using a resonant topology to utilize the unwanted parasitic reactance in the power stage.

Keywords:
High-Density,Resonant-Converter, High Voltage Multiplier, Efficient