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The funding will help Delphi develop new power electronics technology designed to improve power delivery from batteries to electric motors.
The Delphi project is one of 37 initiatives selected for funding Monday by the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency.
DOE officials said the Delphi project funding is aimed at developing new power electronics technology, which Delphi spokesman Linda Ferries said will be done in cooperation with California-based semiconductor manufacturer International Rectifier.
International Rectifier has been working to produce a new semiconductor using the metal compound gallium nitride, and Delphi will be working to package the new semiconductor for automotive or other uses, Ferries said.
The goal, Ferries said, is to make switch modules for inverters in electric and hybrid vehicles. An inverter is the device which transforms the direct current in batteries into the alternating current a motor needs to run, she said.
"We're trying to make switch modules which are thinner, lighter and hopefully, cheaper," she said. "They'll be able to work at higher temperatures, and will reduce energy losses in the process."
Testing on the new product will be conducted at the Oak Ridge National Laboratories, she said.
According to the DOE, the process shows promise of improving energy transfer from batteries to electric motors by "up to 50 percent."
"This funding will enable Delphi to make the kind of high-reward investments in clean energy that are so critical to power our emerging green economy," Bayh said.
The Energy Department awarded $151 million in grants Monday from an available pool of $400 million included in the federal stimulus bill.
According to Bayh's office, the funding, selected through the DOE's Advanced Research Projects-Energy (ARPA-E) funding is an investment in the energy sector, "including transformative innovations in energy storage, biofuels, carbon capture, renewable power, building efficiency, vehicles and other energy technology areas."
Energy Department officials described several of the projects awarded funding Monday, including an MIT professor's efforts to develop an all-liquid, metal battery at a lower cost than existing battery technologies.
Researchers at the University of Minnesota were awarded funding to further develop a "bioreactor" that has the potential to create gasoline from sunlight and carbon dioxide.
And another developing technology could make it possible to lower the cost of capturing carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and factories.
This is the second major stimulus funding grant awarded to Delphi since the passage of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act.
In August, President Barack Obama announced Delphi would receive $89 million in stimulus funding to help develop the next generation of electric vehicles. That grant was part of $2.4 billion set aside specifically for electric and hybrid vehicle research.
Delphi was one of six companies with an Indiana presence to be awarded grants in the August announcement.
Monday's announcement involves a separate pool of stimulus funding, focused on a broader goal of fundamentally "changing the way we use and produce energy," according to a DOE statement.
"After World War II, America was the unrivaled leader in basic and applied sciences. It was this leadership that led to enormous technological advances," Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Monday.
"ARPA-E is a crucial part of the new effort by the U.S. to spur the next Industrial Revolution in clean energy technologies, creating thousands of new jobs and helping to cut carbon pollution."
Monday's ARPA-E funding went to projects with lead researchers in 17 states, with just over 80 percent of the funding going to small businesses and universities.
Delphi officials confirmed Monday they are in negotiations with the Department of Energy as to the specific site where the grant funding will be used. Kokomo is one of the sites under consideration.
--Scott Smith is a Kokomo Tribune staff writer. He may be reached at (765) 454-8569 or via e-mail at scott.smith@kokomotribune.com
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