U.S. SOCOM Grand Challenge #3: NREL Technical Roadmap for a Man-Portable Power Supply System for TALOS

Technical Report · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1259951· OSTI ID:1259951

Ainsworth, Nathan ^[1]; Heaps, Colton ^[1]; Symko-Davies, Martha ^[1]; Cale, James ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

The purpose of this report is to propose a technical roadmap for power supply technology to power the Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS), an armored, powered exoskeleton currently in development for U.S. Special Operations Command operators. TALOS' power supply system must meet size targets similar to the size of a large backpack while providing significant electrical power for an entire mission cycle without resupply. This report proposes a staged development path based on three fundamental technical approaches.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1259951
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-5D00-65985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
TALOS
SOCOM
Special Operations
Grand Challenge 3
Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit
power supply system
BMNT Partners
powered exoskeleton
backpack