Powering up the laser

摘要

In summary, traditional chemical battery technologies are unable to transfer energy sufficiently rapidly. Naval architecture considerations suggestthat high-energy capacitors should be dismissed for both classes due to their size and weight. High operating voltages further militate against this option forT23. Marine engineering considerations initially do not discount any of the three remaining options, namely (and in descending order of preference) super-capacitors, flywheels and SMES. Wider aspects, however, such as training, maintenance and supply chain, are likely to remove SMES from both classes due to the materials used and the complexity of design and integration. We conclude that, for T23, it is likely that either super-capacitors or flywheels would be the storage technology of choice. For T45 super-capacitors and flywheels are both viable and easier to integrate due to increased margins for cooling, power, stability and space/weight.