SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) Energy Harvesting Approaches
- Notice Date
- 6/16/2023 11:19:57 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541715
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY ARLINGTON VA 222032114 USA
- ZIP Code
- 222032114
- Solicitation Number
- DARPA-SN-23-77
- Response Due
- 7/18/2023 1:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 08/02/2023
- Point of Contact
- BAA Coordinator
- E-Mail Address
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DARPA-SN-23-77@darpa.mil
(DARPA-SN-23-77@darpa.mil)
- Description
- DARPA is exploring ideas to help frame future VLEO program investments. With a focus on overcoming energy demand in a high-drag environment, concepts and technologies suitable and complementary to the residual atmosphere are of interest. One potential goal of a future program is the demonstration of energy harvesting technology unique to the VLEO environment. The threshold demonstration is power generation and/or storage capable of providing sustained power. Specific technical challenges include: - Energy Harvesting Approach: What approach is best suited for the VLEO environment? Which physics phenomenon has the highest potential for maximum energy harvesting? - Energy Harvesting Technology Integration: How can designers optimize the technology to harvest energy while using approaches and materials that can survive the harsh VLEO environment? Is the approach sustainable over the life of the VLEO spacecraft (e.g., several years)? - Energy and Thermal Management: Are there conditions where the harvesting will need to be controlled to avoid overwhelming an electrical supply and storage system? Will the energy harvesting approach result in excessive heating on the spacecraft? - Modeling & Simulation (M&S): What new design tools, experimental approaches, or computational codes need to be developed and validated to enable better understanding and characterization of VLEO energy harvesting technologies? - Technology Maturation and Application:� What is required to mature energy harvesting technology sufficiently for it to be incorporated in the design process of new spacecraft? This RFI encourages participants to provide ideas addressing all of the identified challenges and any others related to energy harvesting. DARPA encourages participants to provide rationale for any other challenges which should be considered for a potential energy harvesting demonstration program. Finally, participants should also provide an outline for the demonstration of any energy harvesting idea that address: - Design, integration, modeling & simulation to enable the incorporation of energy harvesting technologies or techniques - Unique benefits of the energy harvesting approach(es) as it relates to certain spacecraft electrical functions.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN06718591-F 20230618/230616230105 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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