MINISTRY OF DEFENCE · Awarded contract

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Technical Support for Electrical/Electro-Chemical Power Sources by QinetiQ for UK Ministry of Defence

Awarded 24 Mar 2016

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Awarded24 Mar 2016

Value£10,000,000.00

SupplierQinetiQ Ltd

AgencyMINISTRY OF DEFENCE

RegionSouth West

CategoryResearch & Development

Ended 5y 7mo ago5y term

Awarded 24 Mar 2016Expired 30 Mar 2021

About

The MINISTRY OF DEFENCE awarded a contract to QinetiQ Ltd for technical support services on electrical/electro-chemical power sources and systems, including batteries and allied technologies.

The scope covers technical advice on primary, secondary, and reserve battery chemistries, control electronics, fuel cells, super-capacitors, and energy/power conversion devices, as well as product test and evaluation.

Testing capabilities include electrical discharge and charge testing (single and multiple stage regimes, automated cycling) on products from single cells up to 50 V d.c.

batteries, with current ranges from <10µA to >300A, over temperatures from -60 to 200°C on samples up to 300 mm in all dimensions and weighing up to 45 kg.

Less frequent tests include simulated engine start, altitude simulation (<11.6 kPa), humidity exposure, vibration and mechanical shock, water immersion (minimum 1 metre), high temperature (up to 400°C), fire tests, bullet strike, and rapid/explosive decompression.

The contract value is £10,000,000.

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