SatCon Awarded $208K to Design Electronics For Advanced Diode Battery
January 11 2007 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
SatCon Technology Corporation� (Nasdaq CM: SATC), a developer and
supplier of power management and system architecture solutions for
the alternative energy and distributed power markets, today
announced that it has been awarded a subcontract for $208,000 from
North Dakota State University (NDSU) to supply power conditioning
and management for a Micro-Isotope Power Supply being developed
under a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
(DARPA). NDSU's concept produces power directly from the output of
a radioisotope source. In this initial phase, SatCon is to deliver
hardware concept studies and a design, plus limited
proof-of-concept power conditioning hardware, in breadboard form,
to work with the initial battery devices that NDSU is producing.
The intention of the program is to develop a one cubic centimeter
AlphaVoltaic (AV) battery that can deliver 35 milliwatts
continuously for many months to many years. The principle of
operation is very similar to photovoltaics (PV) with the
radioisotope the source of energy rather than the sun and the
AlphaVoltaic designed for higher energy excitation, using wider
bandgap materials than photovoltaics. These types of batteries
could be used to power unattended sensors for applications such as
perimeter defense networks, but could also have broader
applications. With NDSU as the prime contractor, the team is
comprised of experts from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, SatCon
Technology Corporation, Battelle Pacific Northwest Division
(Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), and the Naval Research
Laboratory. "SatCon is pleased to be included amongst such an elite
team in developing advanced battery technology,� stated SatCon's
Chief Executive Officer, Dave Eisenhaure. �The company is poised
for substantial growth in alternative energy solutions and advanced
technology for energy and power management. We believe such
development programs will advance the state of the art in energy
storage � critical for the widespread adoption of alternative
energy technologies. This contract underscores our leadership in
supplying power conversion products in a new and growing market for
advanced power solutions.� About SatCon Technology Corporation
SatCon Technology Corporation is a developer and manufacturer of
electronics and generators/motors for the Renewable Energy,
Hybrid-Electric Vehicle, Grid Support, High Reliability Electronics
and Advanced Power Technology markets. For further information,
please visit the SatCon website at www.satcon.com. (SATC-G)
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