Flushing pump for sea water batteries
First Claim
1. A power supply system, comprising, a sea water battery including a housing formed to define an electrolyte inlet and an electrolyte outlet and a pump hydraulically connected for pumping sea water into said inlet, characterized in that said system includes a light electrical load and a heavy electrical load, means for selectively energizing said loads from said battery, and means for actuating said pump concurrently with the energization of said heavy load, whereby, upon such actuation, sea water enters said battery through said inlet and is expelled through said outlet.
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A power supply system including a sea water battery for supplying a light load and/or a heavy load. A pump is actuated concurrently with the energization of the heavy load and is hydraulically connected to pump sea water electrolyte through the battery.
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- 1. A power supply system, comprising, a sea water battery including a housing formed to define an electrolyte inlet and an electrolyte outlet and a pump hydraulically connected for pumping sea water into said inlet, characterized in that said system includes a light electrical load and a heavy electrical load, means for selectively energizing said loads from said battery, and means for actuating said pump concurrently with the energization of said heavy load, whereby, upon such actuation, sea water enters said battery through said inlet and is expelled through said outlet.
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