CAMX Power LLC SBIR Phase II Award, September 2023

CAMX Power proposes a Sequential Phase II program to follow on the Phase II DLA SBIR program “Logistically Robust, Long Life, High Power Rechargeable Battery”.  In the initial Phase II program, we designed, built, and tested a 6T Li-ion battery prototype based on CAMX Power’s proprietary cathode and zero-volt (0V)-capable high power cell technology.  The prototype and test modules were demonstrated to meet the energy, capacity, low-temperature cranking performance, and safety requirements for a type 1-A Li-ion 6T battery in the now superseded MIL-PRF-32565B specification.  In addition, the initial prototype had the capability to be discharged to 0V multiple times to fully de-energize it for safe, unmaintained logistical management; and it had exceptional low-temperature capabilities, with both charging and discharging demonstrated with the battery equilibrated at -60°C.  In the proposed two-year Sequential Phase II SBIR program, CAMX Power will further develop this novel 6T battery design to accommodate all the environmental, electrical, and mechanical ruggedness requirements of the current MIL-PRF-32565C type 1-A55 battery specification while retaining all the performance attributes demonstrated in the initial Phase II prototype.