Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] No more batts on psubs?

[Juergen Guerrero Kommritz <groplias2@yahoo.com>]

This sound realy good.  The UPS (Uninterruptible Power suply) supercapacitors like the one used for emergency systems sound like a very promising energy storage system for small subs.  That sound really good:-).
I hope this supercapacitors are not super explosive like normal capacitors if you dont wire then properly :-(.  But with proper disign this should be no problem.
Jürgen

Rick and Marcia <empiricus@telus.net> wrote:

I suspect the beginning of a long and beautiful thread  ;-)

 

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And I quote: "Ultracapacitors have replaced or are being tested to replace batteries in engine starting applications such as . . . submarine engines . . ."

 

No hydrogen emissions, no chemistry at all, no heat emissions, no seawater/battery acid danger (chlorine gas), millions of duty cycles (not ~ 700 as with lead acid), one tenth the weight of lead acid batts, equivalent of an 800 km. drive for ~$10 (CDN) . . .

 

 

Sources:

 

http://thefraserdomain.typepad.com/energy/2006/01/about_supercapa.html

http://tyler.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2006/1/19/1715549.html

http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/15/technology/disruptors_eestor.biz2/index.htm

 

"The leading suppliers of ultracapacitors include Maxwell Technologies, San Diego, CA, USA; ELIT Co, Kursk, Russia; Joint Stock Company ESMA, Moscow, Russia;  NessCap, Ltd, Yongin, Kyonggi-Do, Republic of South Korea; Cap-XX pty.Ltd, Lane Cove NSW, Australia."

 

 

 

Enjoy!!!

 

Rick L

Vancouver, Canada

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