Search Prime Grants

DEAR0001594

Cooperative Agreement

Overview

Grant Description
Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (at Urbana-Champaign): New Open 2021 Cooperative Agreement

Control Number: 2459-4234

Title: "Ultra-Efficient and Ultra-Rapid Electro-Thermal Pulse Deicing, Defrosting, and Desnowing for Renewable Energy and Electrified Aircraft Systems"

This University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign project aims to remove ice/snow/frost accretion on mobile and stationary electrified systems in an ultra-fast manner (~ 1 s) and with lower energy consumption (~ 50%) when compared to state-of-the-art methods.
Awardee
University Of Illinois
Funding Goals
THE PROJECT AIMS TO REMOVE ICE/SNOW/FROST ACCRETION ON MOBILE AND STATIONARY ELECTRIFIED SYSTEMS IN AN ULTRA-FAST MANNER (~1S) AND WITH LOWER ENERGY CONSUMPTION (~50%) WHEN COMPARED TO STATE-OF-THE-ART METHODS. PULSED INTERFACIAL HEATING THROUGH THIN FILM HEATING IS INTEGRATED WITH CONTROLLED SURFACE WETTABILITY TO ACHIEVE INTERFACIAL DEFROSTING WITHOUT BULK MELTING. THE TECHNOLOGY ENABLES THE MELTING OF ONLY AN ULTRA-THIN LAYER OF ICE/SNOW/FROST LAYER (~100ΜM) WHILE THE REMAINING ICE/SNOW/FROST IS REMOVED WITH THE AID OF GRAVITY OR SHEAR FORCES (E.G. WIND). THE COATING COMBINES GROUNDBREAKING MULTIFUNCTIONALITY TO ACHIEVE INTERFACIAL HEATING, SELF-CLEANING (DROPLET AND DUST), SUPERHYDROPHOBICITY, AND TRANSPARENCY (FOR SOLAR CELL APPLICATIONS). IT IS PROPOSED TO APPLY THE TECHNOLOGY TO PHOTOVOLTAICS, HEAT PUMP HEAT EXCHANGERS, WIND TURBINES, AND ELECTRIFIED AIRCRAFT THAT ARE PARTICULARLY AFFECTED BY ICING/SHOW/FROST AGGREGATION PHENOMENA. AS PART OF THE PROJECT, THE TEAM WILL DESIGN AND INTEGRATE A BIDIRECTIONAL MICRO-INVERTER FOR PULSE DEFROSTER EXCITATION. KEY DESIGN CHALLENGES INCLUDE SIZING OF THE EXCITATION CONVERTER AND ENERGY STORAGE WITH RESPECT TO THE PULSED ENERGY REQUIRED FOR A SUCCESSFUL DEICING/DESNOWING/DEFROSTING.
Grant Program (CFDA)
81.135 - Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Awarding / Funding Agency
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) [DOE]
Place of Performance
Champaign, Illinois United States
Geographic Scope
City-Wide
Related Opportunity
OPEN 2021 (DE-FOA-0002459)
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 10% from $3,334,815 to $3,668,297.
University Of Illinois was awarded Ultra-Rapid Electro-Thermal Pulse Deicing for Renewable Energy Systems Cooperative Agreement DEAR0001594 worth $3,300,000 from Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy in August 2022 with work to be completed primarily in Champaign Illinois United States. The grant has a duration of 3 years and was awarded through assistance program 81.135 Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy. $368,297 (10.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources. The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity OPEN 2021.

Status
(Complete)

Last Modified 4/8/25

Period of Performance
8/9/22
Start Date
8/8/25
End Date
100% Complete

Funding Split
$3.3M
Federal Obligation
$368.3K
Non-Federal Obligation
$3.7M
Total Obligated
90.0% Federal Funding
10.0% Non-Federal Funding

Activity Timeline

Interactive chart of timeline of amendments to DEAR0001594

Subgrant Awards

Disclosed subgrants for DEAR0001594

Transaction History

Modifications to DEAR0001594

Additional Detail

Award ID FAIN
DEAR0001594
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Public/State Controlled Institution Of Higher Education
Awarding Office
897030 ADVANCED RSRCH PROJ AGENCY ARPA-E
Funding Office
897002 ADVANCED RSRCH PROJ AGENCY ARPA-E
Awardee UEI
Y8CWNJRCNN91
Awardee CAGE
4B808
Performance District
IL-13
Senators
Richard Durbin
Tammy Duckworth

Budget Funding

Federal Account Budget Subfunction Object Class Total Percentage
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Energy Programs, Energy (089-0337) Energy supply Research and development contracts (25.5) $3,000,000 100%
Modified: 4/8/25