Title :
Comparison of aluminum silver oxide and lithium oxyhalide batteries performances for underwater weapons propulsion
Author :
Lannot, M.P. ; d´Ussel, L. ; Hastings, J.
Author_Institution :
SAFT GTA, Romainville, France
Abstract :
An important effort is discussed to offer electrical propulsion alternatives based on aluminum/silver oxide and lithium/oxyhalide electrochemistries. The differences between the application ranges of the lithium/oxyhalide and the aluminum/silver oxide technologies are: fast discharge, medium energy, high volumic density requirements for the Al/AgO technology application; and long discharge, high energy, high specific energy density for the lithium/oxyhalide technology application. Due to the small difference (approximately 10% for the specific energy) between the two technologies, considerations such as quietness, safety, shelf life or cost can impact on the final system selection
Keywords :
aluminium; electric propulsion; lithium; marine systems; power supplies to apparatus; primary cells; silver compounds; weapons; Al-AgO; Li oxyhalide; application; cost; discharge; military equipment; performances; power supplies to apparatus; primary cells; quietness; safety; shelf life; specific energy density; torpedos; underwater weapons propulsion; volumic density; Aluminum; Batteries; Lithium; Ocean temperature; Particle separators; Propulsion; Reservoirs; Silver; Thermal force; Valves;
Conference_Titel :
Power Sources Symposium, 1990., Proceedings of the 34th International
Conference_Location :
Cherry Hill, NJ
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-604-7
DOI :
10.1109/IPSS.1990.145805
