In-Line Sensor for Inspection of Diamond Wire Award Number: DE-EE0007580 CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6 Solar Energy Technology Office Date: 8/2/2016 Location(s): FL Office(s): Golden Field Office
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August 22, 2016
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In-Line Sensor for Inspection of Diamond Wire
Award Number: DE-EE0007580
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Solar Energy Technology Office
Date: 8/2/2016
Location(s): FL
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to Ultrasonic Technologies, Inc. (UST) to advance the Resonance Vibration – Diamond Wire (RV-DW) sensor technology and system to a pre-production stage prototype marketing product with improved accuracy, throughput, and sensitivity.
Activities associated with the proposed project would include: Test Station design and assembly; RV-DW sensor design, fabrication, and testing; and sensor integration into a diamond wire (DW) sawing tool. Design and assembly of the proposed in-house Test Station as well as sensor development and testing would take place at UST’s facility in Wesley Chapel, FL. The Test Station would be used to perform a functional test of the sensor. The estimated quantity of material that would be used during fabrication activities is approximately 5 spools (5 kg total) of plastic filament used in 3D printing. Integration and testing of the sensor would occur at the purpose-built facilities of subrecipient Niabraze in Tonawanda, NY. Additionally, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) imaging would be conducted at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, FL.