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Appendix E: Abstracts of Selected White Papers
Pages 151-158

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From page 151...
... Army needs to develop and implement the most sophisticated energy efficient power electronics technologies. This white paper focuses Army's stated need for "increasing forces' freedom of action through energy security and efficient power systems to provide desired power at the manned/unmanned platforms, at the system and personal levels." Army requires "efficient and secure power systems for the forces to provide the required power when and where needed with great deal of reliability." The existing power electronics systems are based on traditional metals, like copper and aluminum and traditional semiconductors.
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From page 152...
... Electromigration in interconnect metal lines and solder joints is the major failure phenomenon in next generation power electronics As result there is a need to develop the next generation power electronics by replacing the traditional metals, with covalent bonded materials like Graphene Nano Ribbon which do not experience electromigration and thermomigration in the traditional sense. The technology proposed in the white paper was developed by ONR funding in the last 10 years and recently, it was patented by USPTO (Patent No.
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From page 153...
... The proposed hybrid solar panel can achieve a high solar electric efficiency of 40 percent with a power output of 100 W in 5 years and achieve an expected efficiency of 50 percent in 2035. The proposed PV/TEG panel has high reliability and durability, and requires no maintenance due to no mechanical moving parts.
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From page 154...
... Manuel Mar This paper presents a general overview of military air fleet energy consumption and emphasizes the development of hybrid power sources for aircraft. Technologies such as lithium ion batteries and hydrogen fuel cells are still under development to be scaled and used in airplanes.
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From page 155...
... Looking toward 2035, utilizing advances in AM to move from this existing ICE to a novel free piston engine-linear generator design promises high efficiencies, fuel flexibility, and direct generation of electricity for hybrid configurations at a minimum of weight with reduced noise and exhaust signatures. This facilitates the single fuel forward concept while allowing for localized fuel compatibility and the continued advancement of alternative fuels.
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From page 156...
... The fuel savings offered by an SOFC gen-set reduce operating costs and reduce the frequency of high-risk fuel transport in contested regions. Mobile platforms, such as tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles, are required to operate in "silent watch" mode where they remain stationary and quiet for extended periods.
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From page 157...
... . Therefore, the proposed research based on our previous study is to support Army multi-domain operations in the 2035 environment, focusing on the synthesis, comprehensive investigation of this diamond based material by means of single-crystal synchrotron X-ray diffraction and, thus, unambiguously establishing structure property relationships, Raman and Brillouin scattering spectroscopy, which is solely based on laser characterization/interaction with this material, Physical Property Measurement System and hardness measurement studies in combination with predictive power of computational physics at every step of progress in experimental development in order to enable revolutionary advances in future technologies through discovery and characterization.
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From page 158...
... Considering our research and that of others, the required system improvements can be achieved by balanced research and development in power and energy density, motors/generators, power electronics, electrical insulation, energy storage, prime power, thermal management, and machine learning. Toward Multi-Modal Army Base Energy Management Systems: The Arctic Resilient Intelligent Integrated Energy System (ARIIES)
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