The US Navy identified the need for an improved nominal 200 ampere-hour rechargeable silver zinc battery to provide propulsion power for the MK 30 Mod 2 Target Vehicle. A unique feature of this battery's procurement process was the focus on life cycle costs. Initial battery cost would ultimately not be utilized as the determining factor in the selection of the battery supplier, but instead the battery cost per useful cycle. Therefore, the successful battery supplier would need to develop a battery with superior cycling and wet life capability in order to reduce life cycle costs and be considered responsive. The cells (configured as 168-cell, series-connected batteries) are used to propel antisubmarine warfare training targets in realistic operational training environments, requiring them to be capable of performing over a wide range of temperatures and discharge profiles as well as over an extended wet life (>25 months) and cycle life (>50 cycles).
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机译：美国海军确定需要改进的标称200安培小时可充电银锌电池来为MK 30 Mod 2目标飞行器提供推进动力。这种电池采购过程的一个独特之处在于其对生命周期成本的关注。最初的电池成本最终将不会被用作选择电池供应商的决定因素，而是每个有用周期内的电池成本。因此，成功的电池供应商将需要开发一种具有优异循环和湿寿命功能的电池，以降低生命周期成本并被认为具有响应能力。这些电池（配置为168电池串联电池）用于在现实的操作训练环境中推进反潜战训练目标，要求它们能够在很宽的温度和放电曲线以及扩展的范围内表现湿寿命（> 25个月）和循环寿命（> 50个循环）。
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