Contentful ID
COSMOSg2onRxr2yuY4FdMQzV39
Market
Utility
Keywords
ARPA-E
ARPAECIRCUITS2018
Calseed
Opcondys
Contentful ID
4b42a357-aa9e-85e8-e4d1-7948698efdc1-draft
Company Values
Entity Description
Opcondys, Inc. is an early stage start-up established in 2014 to develop the opticondistor for the power electronics market. Leveraging almost a decade of government research and investment of over $20 million, Opcondys will produce this unique power electronic device with greater power capability, lower manufacturing cost and faster development time than standard power devices. Our aim is to supply the opticondistor to a wide variety of Original Equipment Manufacturers for power switching and control.
Entity Name
Opcondys
Focus Areas
General - Organization
Entity Type
Company
Is LCRI Company?
No
Technology Areas
Technology Description
Opcondys will develop a high voltage (800 VDC to 14.5 kVAC), 60 kW power converter design for energy storage systems connected directly to the power grid. The team seeks to achieve significant efficiency gains over existing systems while also dramatically reducing the system size and cost. The converter will rely on a high-speed, optically switched, SiC-based power electronics device to produce extremely high-efficiencies of 99% while eliminating complexity. If successful, project developments could open the door to increased integration of grid-level energy storage at much lower cost.
Technology Name
A Bidirectional, Transformerless Converter Topology for Grid-tied Energy Storage Systems