Ultra-Lightweight, JP-8 Fueled Person-Portable Fuel Cell-Powered Generator Navy STTR FY2005 Sol No.: Navy STTR FY2005 Topic No.: N05-T016 Topic Title: Ultra-Lightweight, JP-8 Fueled Person-Portable Fuel Cell-Powered Generator Proposal No.: N054-016-0195 Firm: Gibbard Research and Development Corporation P. O. Box 6191 Haverhill, Massachusetts 01831-6191 Contact: Arthur Kaufman Phone: (973) 223-0106 Abstract: We propose an SBIR Phase I effort to develop a JP-8 generator that will provide 500 Watts (net) with the initial goals of a weight of no more than 6.8 kg (15 pounds) in a package that occupies no more than 5 liters (305 cu. in.). This development will combine the respective strengths of the two organizations: the expertise of Columbia University's team in the design of a compact, lightweight, fast-startup ATR-based fuel processor; and the experience of the Gibbard R&D team in the design of Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell stacks and their integration with the balance of plant, including the fuel processor. Benefits: In addition to substantially improved logistics for reconnaissance missions and remote sensors for Navy personnel, a small generator operating on liquid hydrocarbon fuel will find numerous consumer and industrial applications. The quietness and portability of the system will be attractive to users of recreational vehicles and on camping trips, and as emergency power supplies. Somewhat larger units built using this highly scalable technology will find applications as auxiliary power units in automobiles, refrigerated trucks and buses. Return