SEAWATER BATTERY WITH CONVERTER-REGULATOR AS A POWER SOURCE FOR THE AN/SSQ-38 SONOBUOY.
Abstract
The magnesium-anode/inert-cathode seawater battery has been impractical as a power source because of its low voltage per cell. Furthermore, the leakage paths through the common electrolyte has limited the number of cells that can be connected in series. The development of solid-state static converters having high reliability and capable of operating on low input voltages has indicated the feasibility of the battery-converter power source for remote marine applications. Laboratory tests have been made using this power source for operating an AN/SSQ-38 sonobuoy under the worst possible ambient conditions and was found to be completely satisfactory. The system is desirable because of its low cost, absence of silver (now in critical supply), and indefinite shelf life. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 12, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0676892
Entities
People
- B. J. Wilson
- J. M. Marzolf
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory