SEA WATER BATTERY PLUS TUNNEL DIODE CONVERTER AS A POWER SOURCE

Abstract

To fill the need for a low-power, reliable, long duration, maintenance-free power source for remote marine applications, the combination of a single cell sea water battery with a tunnel diode converter to step up the voltage is proposed. The devices should be designed for integration as a single unit for a given load and lifetime. The sacrificial anodes used in the battery can be re placed after they have been expended, but the static converter can be re-used indefinitely. The compatibility of the magnesium-iron sea water battery and tunnel diode converter has been demonstrated as a practical power source. It would have applications for powering remote buoys or oceanographic instrumentation. As a power source for radio distress transmitters for small boats or ditched aircraft, it would be particularly at tractive because of an indefinite shelf lift.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0406782

Entities

People

  • J. M. Marzolf

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Boats
  • Capacitors
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Conversion
  • Converters
  • Electronics
  • Energy
  • Frequency
  • Instrumentation
  • Military Research
  • Primary Batteries
  • Sea Water
  • Sea Water Batteries
  • Transmitters
  • Tunnel Diodes

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Materials Science