A Lightweight Battery for Backpack Electrofishing

Autor:	Gabriel T. Brooks, Stephen Achord, Nathan D. Dumdei, Eric E. Hockersmith
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Battery (electricity) Materials science Ecology Electrofishing Operating time Management Monitoring Policy and Law Aquatic Science Fuel gauge Lead–acid battery Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Lithium-ion battery Automotive engineering Backpack
Zdroj:	North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 33:265-268
ISSN:	1548-8675 0275-5947
DOI:	10.1080/02755947.2013.765526
Popis:	A lithium ion battery was modified to replace the conventional sealed lead acid battery used to operate a backpack electrofishing unit. Specifications and performance of the lithium ion battery were compared with those of a lead acid battery of similar capacity. The lithium ion battery was 76% lighter in weight than the lead acid battery, reducing the overall weight of a Smith-Root model 12 backpack electrofishing unit and battery by 55%. Including the cost of a charger and parts to make the battery compatible with an electroshocking unit, the lithium ion battery and charger cost was 26% less than that of the lead acid battery and charger. Bench tests indicated the lithium ion battery provided 91% and 98% of the operating time of the lead acid battery per charge when the settings were 300 V at 90 Hz and 500 V at 90 Hz, respectively. The fuel gauge (battery discharge indicator) on the lithium ion battery, which was absent in the lead acid battery, provided the ability for a user to assess the rema...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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