Aug 1, 2024 · Diesel-electric submarines, also known as conventional submarines, have a non-nuclear power plant that consists of two or more diesel generators and large lead-acid battery
Jul 16, 2024 · Diesel-electric submarines, also known as conventional submarines, have a non-nuclear power plant that consists of two or more diesel-generators and large lead-acid battery
Apr 1, 2023 · All major landmasses of the World (except Antarctica) are interlinked at high levels of suitability. Most of the submarine power interconnections built so far are located in these
Diesel-electric submarines, also known as conventional submarines, have a non-nuclear power plant that consists of two or more diesel-generators and large lead-acid battery packs. When the submarine is sailing on the surface or on snorting depth, the diesel-generators are used to power the submarine and to charge the submarine’s batteries.
With the use of the Mean Value First Principle submarine power plant model, multiple powerplant configurations can be compared with each other based on required mass and volume. Both mass and volume are critical design parameters for a submarine. Therefore, the power plant configuration with the lowest mass and volume is preferable.
With the new emerging technologies, the amount of power plant options for non-nuclear submarines is increasing, especially for the submerged power supply. Fuel cell technology enables an air independent power supply, operating on pure hydrogen and pure oxygen. Lithium-ion batteries can be used as an alternative for the lead-acid batteries.
Diesel-electric power plants are already used in submarines since the beginning of the 20th century and still used by most navy’s worldwide. With the emerging of new battery and fuel cell technologies, the power plants of non-nuclear submarines are slowly changing and might change radically in the nearby future.
Especially submarine power cables have substantial development potential , and in the future this technology will be increasingly used [1, 6, 12, 13, 16], both for transmitting offshore electric power and for interconnecting power grids towards distant electricity trade.
Most of the submarine power interconnections built so far are located in these highly favourable areas, confirming the validity of the presented methodology. Accordingly, the study offers a useful tool for planning submarine power interconnections, which play an increasingly important role in ongoing energy transitions. 1. Introduction
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