Title :
Portable power source needs of the future army-batteries and fuel cells
Author :
Jacobs, R. ; Christopher, H. ; Hamlen, R. ; Rizzo, R. ; Paur, R. ; Gilman, S.
Author_Institution :
Commun.-Electron. Command, Ft. Belvoir, VA, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the US Army´s future needs for silent portable power in the area of batteries and fuel cells. These needs will continue to increase as a result of the introduction of newer types of equipment, the increasing digitization of the battlefield, and future integrated Soldier Systems. Current battery programs are aimed at improved, low-cost primary batteries, and rechargeable batteries with increased energy densities. The Army fuel cell program aimed at portable systems capable of the order of 150 W is also described
Keywords :
fuel cells; military equipment; power supplies to apparatus; primary cells; secondary cells; 150 W; US Army; energy densities; fuel cell; military power supplies; portable power sources; primary batteries; rechargeable batteries; Batteries; Chemistry; Fuel cells; Government; Jacobian matrices; Laboratories; Military computing; Night vision; Procurement; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, 1996., Eleventh Annual
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2994-5
DOI :
10.1109/BCAA.1996.484978
