SatCon Technology Corp. (SATC) has been awarded a Phase I SBIR contract by the U.S. Army to develop a combined starter and generator for hybrid powertrain military vehicles.
SatCon’s Applied Technology division is currently developing DC/DC converters (pulse power and battery chargers), starter generators, auxiliary power units, and main generators for hybrid electric vehicles for U. S. Army advanced technology vehicles.
This award expands SatCon’s portfolio of vehicle power technologies with the development of an integrated starter/generator based on advanced permanent magnet machinery design concepts.
“This new SatCon program further solidifies our push into the hybrid electric vehicle sector as we continue to advance the technology in pursuit of high reliability mobility solutions,” stated SatCon’s President & Chief Operating Officer, Millard Firebaugh. “This most recent award supplements a broad array of hybrid electric vehicle development activity underway at SatCon.”
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