STTR Phase I: Next Generation Residential Solar Power

STTR 第一阶段：下一代住宅太阳能发电

• 批准号: 2208341
• 负责人: Russell Case
• 金额: $ 25.6万
• 依托单位: PROTIUM POWER SYSTEMS INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-07-01 至 2024-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2208341&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: STTR; Phase; Next; Generation; Residential

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project is a residential solar power generation technology that could provide a significant improvement to the United States and world goals to reduce carbon emissions. This project combines several breakthrough technology developments to make solar-generated electricity practical for the consumer, installer, and the power company. The breakthroughs are not in photovoltaic (PV) efficiency, but instead, focus on technology that significantly increases dependability (reliability, accessibility, and maintainability); makes installations easier; and makes residential solar energy suitable for large-scale power generation for utility companies. The target customers are regional companies that sell and install solar energy systems on residential rooftops. These companies are sensitive to the reliability (warranty), affordability, performance, and safety of the equipment that they install. There are about 1,000 solar power installation companies in the US, and they are outfitting homes at the combined rate of almost one per minute. The solar energy market is currently valued at $17 billion dollars annually and is expected to double in size in the next 5 years.This STTR Phase I project proposes to develop an innovative architecture that consists of modular PV panels, unique non-flammable battery packs, patent-pending high efficiency converters, and a sophisticated interface to utility grids. There are no power combiners, external charging systems, communications boxes, current transformers, load switches, sub-panels, inverter boxes, power optimizers, or bulky battery packs involved. The product provides a much-needed breakthrough for the utility industry as it enables residential solar power generation to be a suitable power source for large-scale connection to existing power grids.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这个小企业技术转让（STTR）第一阶段项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是一种住宅太阳能发电技术，可以为美国和世界减少碳排放的目标提供重大改进。该项目结合了几项突破性的技术开发，使太阳能发电对消费者、安装人员和电力公司都很实用。 这些突破不是在光伏（PV）效率上，而是专注于显著提高可靠性（可靠性，可达性和可维护性）的技术;使安装更容易;并使住宅太阳能适合公用事业公司的大规模发电。目标客户是在住宅屋顶销售和安装太阳能系统的区域公司。这些公司对他们安装的设备的可靠性（保修），可负担性，性能和安全性非常敏感。美国大约有1,000家太阳能安装公司，他们以几乎每分钟一家的速度为家庭提供设备。太阳能市场目前每年价值170亿美元，预计在未来5年内规模将翻一番。STTR第一阶段项目提出开发一种创新架构，包括模块化光伏板、独特的不易燃电池组、正在申请专利的高效转换器以及与公用电网的复杂接口。没有功率组合器、外部充电系统、通信盒、电流互感器、负载开关、子面板、逆变器盒、功率优化器或笨重的电池组。该产品为公用事业行业提供了急需的突破，因为它使住宅太阳能发电成为大规模连接现有电网的合适电源。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。