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Saft Lithium Batteries

LSX Series

The LSX Series of lithium batteries from Saft features corrosion-proof containers and an operating range of -60º C to 85º F. The batteries are non-restricted for transport and have a low self-discharge rate (less than 2% after one year of storage at 20ºC) and an operating voltage greater than 3V.

The batteries are suited for a range of applications; including utility meter- ing, radio communication, emer- gency location buoys, memory back- up, real time clocks, and night vision.

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Expendable

Bathythermograph (XBT)

The XBT contains a precision ther- mistor located in the nose of the probe. Changes in water temperature are recorded by changes in the resistance of the ther- mistor as the

XBT falls through the water. It is capable of temperature accuracies of ±0.1ºC.

Temperature profiles and computed sound velocity data obtained by the

XBT are used by Anti-Submarine

Warfare (ASW) operators to identify the impact of temperature on sonar propagation and acoustic range pre- diction. The XBT also provides a means of collecting temperature data for oceanographic and geophysical studies. It is available in air-launched and sub-launched configurations.

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Low Drag ADCP Buoy

The Flotation Technologies

StableMoor is designed to reduce drag and increase mooring stability in extreme flow regimes. With a theo- retical drag coefficient of 0.3,

StableMoor is a solid syntactic foam, torpedo-shaped buoy featuring a new stainless steel mooring swivel to pro- vide smooth transitions to changes in current direction.

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Ethernet Data & Power

Module (EDPM-4)

The Ethernet Data & Power

Module (EDPM-4) allows the user to see all the sensor data from the

Acrobat in real time, and can also power payloads, providing up to 150

W of 12 and 24 VDC. The system utilizes SDSL technology to provide adaptive data rates based on wire length, noise, etc. All data is trans- ferred over a single pair of twisted wires. The onboard Acrobat control station has a second SDSL and

Ethernet switch. One or more com- puters can plug directly into the switch to become part of the Acrobat network.

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Sutron's Main Tide

Station

Sutron worked closely with

NOAA's National Ocean Survey to develop the Main Tide Station, which is designed to detect an array of events. It is built to survive in harsh, coastal environments, and to support a variety of water level monitoring and weather instruments. The system provides pre-programmed support for all NOS-required tidal data process- ing, including: six minute GOES self- timed transmissions, one-hour

GOES self-timed data transmissions,

DQAP (Outlier elimination) water level averaging, redundant data trans- missions, and tsunami and storm surge data processing and transmis- sion.

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