SBIR-STTR Award

Detection and Mitigation of Electrical Faults in Medium Voltage DC (MVDC) Architectures
Award last edited on: 12/17/2009

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : Navy
Total Award Amount
$69,173
Award Phase
1
Solicitation Topic Code
N091-050
Principal Investigator
Ted Lesster

Company Information

Satcon Technology Corporation (AKA: Hycomp Inc~Satcon Applied Technology Inc)

25 Drydock Avenue 7th Floor
Boston, MA 02210
   (617) 910-5500
   info@satcon.com
   www.satcon.com
Location: Multiple
Congr. District: 08
County: Suffolk

Phase I

Contract Number: N65538-09-M-0102
Start Date: 7/14/2009    Completed: 1/25/2010
Phase I year
2009
Phase I Amount
$69,173
A novel combination of power electronics and electromechanical contactors is proposed to perform of sensing and fault protection in a Medium Voltage DC distribution system. This will reduce the electromechanical component ratings and size while providing both input to output galvanic isolation during operation and mechanical contact isolation and grounding of downstream equipment following a fault and for repair and maintenance activity. Satcon proposes under this SBIR to evaluate the basic building block converter / contactor configuration to characterize the performance as an electrical fault detector and mitigator for MVDC based systems. This evaluation will include both the semiconductor devices and other power electronic components as well as isolating and grounding electromechanical devices. Potential commercialization applications will be considered in both near term and further out scenarios for the spread of DC techniques into the commercial power distribution field.

Keywords:
Fault Mitigation, Fault Detection, Mvdc, Faults, Mvac,

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