Patent — available for licensing
Universal Power Converter for a Lunar Power Grid
A NASA invention available to explore as a licensing opportunity.
About this technology
Overview
NASA’s Universal Modular Interface Converter (UMIC) innovation is a bidirectional AC/DC power converter designed to connect lunar surface power assets and enable power sharing over long distances between sources (e.g. solar) and loads. The UMIC module is intended to be lightweight and readily deployable. The UMIC innovation can essentially serve as the backbone of an electrical power grid for lunar surface exploration and development missions operated by NASA or the commercial space industry. The UMIC architecture is flexible to different grid voltages and frequencies, as well as to different controller and communication systems. The NASA inventors of this technology envision it becoming a standardized system that all users can access similarly.