The authors describe how they developed a battery based on a combination of alkaline Al/air and SWB technology, using a circulating alkaline electrolyte, aluminium anodes and maintaining the oxidant concentration in the electrolyte by continuously adding hydrogen peroxide (HP) to the electrolyte for the Hugin II unmanned (untethered) underwater vehicle (UUV). This concept resulted in a safe battery, working at ambient pressure (balanced) and with sufficient power and energy density to allow the UUV Hugin II to make a number of successive dives, each of up to 36 h duration and with only 1 h deck time between dives for HP refill and electrolyte exchange. After 100 h, an exchange of anodes takes place. The power source consists of a four-cell AI/HP battery, a DC/DC power converter delivering 600 W at 30 V, circulation and dosing pumps and a battery control unit. Hugin II is now in routine use by the Norwegian Underwater Intervention AS (NUI) which operates the UUV for high-precision seabed mapping down to a water depth of 600 m.


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    Title :

    The alkaline aluminium/hydrogen peroxide power source in the Hugin II unmanned underwater vehicle


    Contributors:
    Hasvold, O. (author) / Johansen, K.H. (author) / Mollestad, O. (author) / Forseth, S. (author) / Storkersen, N. (author)


    Publication date :

    1999


    Size :

    7 Seiten, 10 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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