Emerging Power/Energy Technologies for Portable Electronics for SOCOM

Abstract

SOCOM is seeking more capability for SOF teams to operate advanced portable electronics over 72-h missions, but is limited by the energy of present battery systems, the BA5590 battery. Batteries with only modest improvements in specific energy over the BA5590 have only a small impact on 72-h missions at 200W. An improved battery, the BA5390 UHC, will become available in 2008. It will provide about 40% more endurance at 20 W over 72 h, and thus should be adopted should it meet military standard. Many different types of fuel cell systems are in development for 20 W operation, but, as battery technology improves, such as in the case of the BA5390 UHC batteries, they will compete with proposed fuel cell and other fuel conversion technologies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 29, 2008
Accession Number
ADA478329

Entities

People

  • Karen S. Lyons

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alcohol Fuels
  • Alcohols
  • Cells
  • Chemistry
  • Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
  • Energy
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Energy Harvesting
  • Energy Management
  • Energy Storage
  • Fuel Cells
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Military Standards
  • Mobile Phones
  • Reformed Methanol Fuel Cells
  • Standards
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Microelectronics