Battery Charging

l02turner · 07-17-18, 07:00 PM

Hey Gang,
I was wondering if there is any way to charge the batteries without having the diesels set to a fast speed so the charge rate is reasonable?

IIRC the real boats were able to disconnect the diesels so only the batteries were charged - I suspect they probably only disconnected one or two engines to dedicate to charging so they weren't sitting still to become an easy target....

Anyway, I don't think there is a way but perhaps for a future update?

Thanks,
Larry

Armistead · 07-17-18, 08:18 PM

Basically the slower you go, the faster the batteries charge. If you stop, they charge up pretty fast.

l02turner · 07-18-18, 04:16 PM

Thanks! That seems counter intuitive to me but I guess the game designers took the charging into account so it would be realistic. The more I think about it the more I see what a great design that is....

propbeanie · 07-18-18, 04:29 PM

Subs controlled their speed by having engines either on or off line. At Ahead One Third, one engine was online turning the props, allowing the other three engines to be used for charging.

BigWalleye · 07-18-18, 08:13 PM

The four diesel engines on a fleet boat did not turn the props. Each diesel only drove an electric generator. The electric power produced by the generators could be fed to electric motors which actually turned the prop shafts. It could also be used to charge the batteries. The more diesels powering the motors, the faster the boat could go. And the more diesels being used to charge the batteries, the sooner the batteries would be charged. So the slower the boat went while charging, the quicker the charge was completed.

07-17-18, 07:00 PM	#1
l02turner Soundman Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Va Posts: 143 Downloads: 167 Uploads: 0	Battery Charging Hey Gang, I was wondering if there is any way to charge the batteries without having the diesels set to a fast speed so the charge rate is reasonable? IIRC the real boats were able to disconnect the diesels so only the batteries were charged - I suspect they probably only disconnected one or two engines to dedicate to charging so they weren't sitting still to become an easy target.... Anyway, I don't think there is a way but perhaps for a future update? Thanks, Larry

07-17-18, 08:18 PM	#2
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Basically the slower you go, the faster the batteries charge. If you stop, they charge up pretty fast. __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

07-18-18, 04:16 PM	#3
l02turner Soundman Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Va Posts: 143 Downloads: 167 Uploads: 0	Charging Batteries Thanks! That seems counter intuitive to me but I guess the game designers took the charging into account so it would be realistic. The more I think about it the more I see what a great design that is....

07-18-18, 04:29 PM	#4
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,098 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 2	Subs controlled their speed by having engines either on or off line. At Ahead One Third, one engine was online turning the props, allowing the other three engines to be used for charging. __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna

07-18-18, 08:13 PM	#5
BigWalleye Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	The four diesel engines on a fleet boat did not turn the props. Each diesel only drove an electric generator. The electric power produced by the generators could be fed to electric motors which actually turned the prop shafts. It could also be used to charge the batteries. The more diesels powering the motors, the faster the boat could go. And the more diesels being used to charge the batteries, the sooner the batteries would be charged. So the slower the boat went while charging, the quicker the charge was completed.