Lithium Ion Submarine Batteries
SEOUL — South Korea says it has developed lithium-ion batteries that can double the operational hours of submarines compared to those with lead-acid batteries. The lithium-ion batteries were create...
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KD4UPL wrote:
Interesting. I had no idea anybody was still using diesel-electric subs. I thought they were all nuclear by now.
we toured some subs in the San Diego waterfront. Interestingly they made the comment that the diesel electric subs running on batteries are quiter for detection than the nuclear subs. And suprisingly there are still quite a few diesel electric subs in operation that are quite new.
I am suprised that the lithium ion batteries are only double the capacity of the lead acids they replace. I wonder how much extra ballast is needed to account for the lighter weight of the lithium batteries.
