US#Army#Materiel#Command#(AMC)Office#of#the#Chief#Technology#Officer#(CTO)

Energy#Summit15#November#2016#•#Huntsville,#Alabama

Mr.#Patrick#O’NeillChief#Technology#OfficerArmy#Materiel#Command

We#can#no#longer#assume#unimpeded#access#to#the#energy,#water,#land,#and#other#resources#required#to#train,#sustain,#and#deploy#a#globally#responsive#Army.

Operational#Energy#is#a#combat#multiplier.It#means:#Lighter#Soldier#Loads#(Expeditionary)Increased#Range#(Operational#Reach)Demand#Reduction#(Prolonged#Endurance)

The$Strength$of$the$Nation$is$the$Army 2

Why#Is#Operational#Energy#Important?

Organized#for#Current,#Future#Readiness

3

AMC(Materiel)

TRADOC(Training/Doctrine)

FORSCOM(Land#Forces)

(Research,#Development#&#Engineering#Command)

AMRDECAviationTMissile

ARDECArmaments

*CERDECCommunicationsTElectronics

ECBCChemicalTBiological

*NSRDECSoldier#Systems

*TARDECTankTAutomotive

RDECs(Research,#Development#&#Engineering#Centers)

*ARL/AROResearch#Labs#/#Research#Office

TARDEC

Tactical#Hydrogen#Vehicle

SulfurTTolerant#Solid#Oxide#Fuel#Cell#Stack

CERDEC

Energy#Harvester#Assault#Pack

Renewable#Energy#for#Distributed#

UnderTsupplied#Command#

Environments

NSRDEC

Knee#Energy#Harvester

Minimized#Logistics#Habitat#Unit#(MILHUT)

Army#Research#Laboratory

WaterTinTSalt#Lithium#Ion#Battery

3kW#to#300kW#AC/DC#

MicrogridsHardwareT

Software#Control

4

Energy#&#Power#Project#Examples

Driving#Army#Innovation

5Partnerships$Are$Essential$To$Mission$Success

ARLArmy#Research#Laboratory

LCMCsLifeTCycle#Management#Commands

PMs/PEOsProgram#Managers#/#Program#Executive#

OfficesRDECs

Research,#Development#&#Engineering#Centers

ARL##Open#Campus#InitiativeRDECs##Cooperative#Research#and#Development#AgreementsPMs/PEOs##Army#Contracting#CommandLCMCs##PublicTPrivate#Partnerships

Partnering#Initiatives

Partnerships#Across#National#Labs

6

1. Advanced#Vehicle#Power#Technology#Alliance#(TARDEC/DoE)#https://www.army.mil/article/129970Through#the#Advanced#Vehicle#Power#Technology#Alliance#between#the#Department#of#Energy#and#the#Department#of#the#Army#(TankTAutomotive#Research,#Development#&#Engineering#Center),#the#Army#is#contributing#$2.21#million#co!funding#in#several#areas#where#there#are#joint#development#opportunities.

2. Projects#Day#2017#at#USMA#West#Point#and#DoE#Federal#Energy#Management#Program#(FEMP)#http://www.pointerview.com/2016/11/03/department`of`energy`to`recognize`capstone`project/FEMP#mission#is#to#stimulate#and#support#energy#conservation#efforts#within#the#federal#government.#Supporting#West#Point#Project#to#design#a#small#nuclear#powered#device,#called#a#Radioisotope#thermoelectric#generator,#for#forward#operation#bases.

3. ORNL#High#Flux#Isotope#Reactor#(TARDEC/ORNL)################http://neutrons.ornl.gov/news/armyweldCollaboration#with#Oak#Ridge#National#Laboratory’s#Materials#Science#and#Technology#Division#to#test#a#newly#developed#weld#wire#for#armored#vehicles#using#neutron#diffraction#at#the#HBT2B#beam#line#of#the#ORNL#High#Flux#Isotope#Reactor

4. AMIE:#Additive#Manufacturing#+#Integrated#Energy#https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCkQBlFJRN4Led#by#Oak#Ridge#National#Laboratory#and#many#industry#partners,#the#AMIE#project#changes#the#paradigm#for#generating,#storing,#and#using#electrical#power.#AMIE#uses#an#integrated#energy#system#that#shares#energy#between#a#building#and#a#vehicle.#

Challenges:#! Advanced#propulsion#technology

! Electric#architectures

Challenges:#! Logistics#convoys! Access#to#infrastructure

Challenges:#! Wearable#power! Lighter#batteries#

Army#Innovation#in#Energy#&#Power

7Army$R&D/S&T$In$Operational$Energy$Is$A$Pillar$Of$Army,$DoD$Strategy

Challenges:#! Power#generation! Energy#Informed#Operations

6#Key#Performance#Parameters

1. Force#Protection2. System#Survivability3. Sustainment4. NetTReady5. Energy6. Training

Case#Study:#Sustainability#/#Logistics#` Basing

8Reducing$Risk$to$Soldiers,$Saving$Valuable$Resources

• Simulating#3#Brigade#Combat#Teams#(10,134#soldiers),#this#demonstration,#executed#across#six#labs#&#centers,#yielded:• Approximately#60#technology#solutions,#10#nonTmateriel#solutions• A#wealth#of#knowledge#and#analysis#to#inform#industry#&#academia#partners#

Innovating#the#Grid

9Goal:$Future$Army$Base$Camps$Will$Be$SelfLSustaining

EnergyTInformed#Operations#(CERDEC)

Tactical#VehicleTtoTGrid#Demonstration#(NSRDEC/TARDEC)

NanoparticleTpolymer#Composite#for#Soldier#Power#and#Energy#(NSRDEC)

Powering#the#Soldier’s#Internet#of#Things#(IoT)

10Battery$Technology$Must$Meet$The$Demands$Of$Future$Soldier$Requirements

! CrossTcutting#features:#" Constantly#Aware" Persistent#Cybersecurity" Power#Consumption

! Army#Research#Laboratory:#High#Power#Electronics! Army#Research#Laboratory:#Microsystem#Power#Components

Partnering#with#the#U.S.#Army

11We$need$to$listen$and$learn…from$partners$in$Industry$and$Academia

! Army#Innovation#Campaign

! ARL#Open#Campus

! Army#Ideas#for#Innovation#Program

! Defense#Innovation#Unit#– Experimental

! CRADAs#and#other#mechanisms

US#Army#Materiel#Command#(AMC)Office#of#the#Chief#Technology#Officer#(CTO)

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