SBIR-STTR Award

New Thruster for Proliferated Satellites Has More Force and Longer Life
Award last edited on: 4/29/2019

Sponsored Program
STTR
Awarding Agency
DOD : DARPA
Total Award Amount
$99,000
Award Phase
1
Solicitation Topic Code
ST092-005
Principal Investigator
Mike Granville

Company Information

The Granville Group Inc

PO Box 488
Milford, MI 48381
   (248) 529-3627
   tggi1@comcast.net
   N/A

Research Institution

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Phase I

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Phase I year
2009
Phase I Amount
$99,000
Granville has designed a new satellite/spacecraft propulsion engine, GREP, delivering over 100.mN/1.0 kW of force from strong electromagnetic energy… more force magnitude and efficiency than existing propellant limited ion thrusters. And, because it uses renewable power from on-board solar/electric panels, GREP offers extended propulsion maneuver life, up to 15 years or more, substantially longer than existing mass and volume limited chemical reaction propulsion engines. GREP, although electromagnetic, is subject to Newton’s 3rd Law

Keywords:
Distributed Satellites.

Phase II

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