Underwater vehicle equipped with electrochemical means of electrical power generation
First Claim
1. An underwater vehicle configured to be recovered after firing, comprising an approach authorisation device, said device being equipped with an electrochemical power generator comprising a power input and a power output, said device further comprising a data processor having a data input connected to sensors of a parameter selected from the group consisting of temperature, pressure, and hydrogen concentration, the sensors configured to sense the parameter in both the water in the area of the vehicle and the water at the power input and the power output of the electrochemical power generator, and said data processor having a data output connected to a signal transmitter configured to transmit signals authorizing or not authorizing an operator to approach the vehicle, depending on whether the sensed value of the parameter at the power input and the power output of the electrochemical power generator is within a predetermined range around the sensed value of the parameter of the water in the area of the vehicle.
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Abstract
The invention concerns an underwater vehicle equipped with electrochemical means of electrical power generation, characterized in that it comprises a data processing unit (2) with inputs connected to sensors (4) of a parameter selected from amongst temperature, pressure, and hydrogen concentration, of the water in the area of the vehicle, and of the electrochemical means of the vehicle, and with outputs connected to means (5) of transmitting signals to transmit signals authorizing (or not authorizing) an operator to approach the vehicle, depending on whether the sensed value of the parameter of the electrochemical means is in a predetermined range around the value of the parameter corresponding to water in the area of the underwater vehicle.
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- 1. An underwater vehicle configured to be recovered after firing, comprising an approach authorisation device, said device being equipped with an electrochemical power generator comprising a power input and a power output, said device further comprising a data processor having a data input connected to sensors of a parameter selected from the group consisting of temperature, pressure, and hydrogen concentration, the sensors configured to sense the parameter in both the water in the area of the vehicle and the water at the power input and the power output of the electrochemical power generator, and said data processor having a data output connected to a signal transmitter configured to transmit signals authorizing or not authorizing an operator to approach the vehicle, depending on whether the sensed value of the parameter at the power input and the power output of the electrochemical power generator is within a predetermined range around the sensed value of the parameter of the water in the area of the vehicle.
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