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

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 254-260

  Hasvold, Øistein ^a   Johansen, Kjell Håvard ^a   Mollestad, Ole ^a   Forseth, Sissel ^a   Størkersen, Nils ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT FFI   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aluminium anodes; Aluminium hydrogen peroxide batteries; Applications underwater vehicles; Semi fuel cells

Indexed keywords

ANODES; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; ELECTROLYTES; FUEL CELLS; POWER CONVERTERS;

ALUMINUM/HYDROGEN PEROXIDE BATTERIES; SEAWATER BATTERIES; UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLES (UUV);

NICKEL CADMIUM BATTERIES;

EID: 0032666186     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7753(98)00266-3     Document Type: Article

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