Development efforts in rechargeable batteries for underwater vehicles

Author

Smith, Patricia H. ; James, Stanley D. ; Keller, Peter B.

Author_Institution

Battery Res. & Dev. Group, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Silver Spring, MD, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

2-6 Jun 1996

Firstpage

441

Lastpage

447

Abstract

For over two decades the White Oak Laboratory of the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) has been collaborating with the battery industry to develop advanced rechargeable batteries for underwater vehicles. Many underwater vehicles use zinc/silver oxide (Zn/AgO) batteries to supply the required propulsion power. Although Zn/AgO offers the highest energy density (55 watt hours per pound, Wh/lb) of any commercial system, it cannot provide the energy densities required for significantly longer vehicle operation. To address this issue, NSWC is seeking to improve the performance of the Zn/AgO technology as well as developing new, advanced electrochemistries (Li/Li₂CoO₂, Li-ion, and molten salt). This paper reviews these efforts

Keywords

cobalt compounds; lithium; lithium compounds; marine systems; military equipment; secondary cells; silver compounds; zinc; Li; Li-Li₂CoO₂; Li-ion; Li/Li₂CoO₂; Naval Surface Warfare Center; White Oak Laboratory; Zn-AgO; Zn/AgO batteries; battery industry; molten salt batteries; rechargeable batteries; underwater vehicles; zinc/silver oxide batteries; Additives; Anodes; Batteries; Bismuth; Electrodes; Particle separators; Silver; Temperature; Underwater vehicles; Zinc oxide;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Technology, 1996. AUV '96., Proceedings of the 1996 Symposium on

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3185-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AUV.1996.532445

Filename

532445