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Thomas Senez

Francois Gerlier

Alexandre Lemasquerier

François Gerlier

This underwater vehicle includes an electrolyte-activated electrochemical fuel cell to supply it with electrical power, which fuel cell includes:

Underwater vehicle having an electrolyte-activated electrochemical fuel cell

Disclosed is an underwater craft having an electrochemical battery activated by an electrolyte, including: an electrochemical cell; a tank () intended to contain the electrolyte; a seawater flow rate regulator () arranged upstream of the tank (). The flow rate regulator includes: a fixed housing () including first ports (); a slide () including second ports (); the slide () being movable, in relation to the fixed housing (), under the effect of the pressure of the seawater entering the regulator (), to a balanced position in which the first and second ports () define outlet openings () for seawater to flow to the tank (), the slide () being movable between a maximum opening position, in which the area of the openings is at a maximum, and a maximum restriction position, in which the area of the openings () is at a minimum.

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Sainte-Maxime, France

Thomas Senez