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Batteries and Chargers
News Release from: Saft Lithium Battery Division
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 31 August 2005
Lithium batteries to power German
military radios
Saft has been awarded a contract by the German Federal Office of Defence Technology (BWB) to supply 20,000 primary lithium battery systems from its Friwo brand.
Saft has been awarded a contract by the German Federal Office of Defence Technology (BWB) to supply 20,000 primary lithium battery systems from its Friwo brand They will power the German Army's SEM70 portable military radio sets
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 3 Feb 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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BWB has been sourcing Friwo primary batteries since the 1980s and this latest order consolidates Saft's position as the leading supplier of primary lithium battery systems to the German military services.
Saft is supplying the primary battery systems for the SEM70 radio sets as ready-to-fit packages, in robust plastic housings complete with resilient socket connections and electronic state-of-charge indicators.
Each battery system will comprise six Friwo LM33600 lithium manganese dioxide (LiMnO2) D-size cells connected in series to provide a nominal 18V and 10Ah capacity in a package weighing 750g.
LiMnO2 primary batteries offer a number of advantages for military applications including: high energy, low weight, reduced self-discharge rate - for a long shelf-life in storage, and the ability to operate under extreme conditions such as temperatures ranging from -40 to +70C.
The Friwo LM33600 cells are the newest generation of high rate primary lithium cell, and are based on a spiral wound solid state manganese dioxide cathode construction and a lithium foil anode installed into a laser welded stainless steel can.
The unique electrolyte is composed of organic solvents, mainly ethers, which are neither toxic nor corrosive.
Saft will supply the SEM70 battery systems over an eight-month contract period, starting in October 2005.
They will be manufactured under the Friwo brand by the Saft Group in its high-tech facilities in Budingen, Hessen, Germany.
Saft's capability to provide local manufacture and supply of the batteries in Germany offers a number of important advantages for BWB including fast, on-time, delivery, increased security of supply and enhanced support services provided by native German-speaking engineers. Request free introductory details about products from Saft Lithium Battery Division ...
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