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Wind gen used to charge uboat batteries?
Posted by: windchargermike ()
Date: February 27, 2020 11:20PM

I found a reference (below) that stated,

"During the Second World War, small wind generators were used on German U-boats to recharge submarine batteries as a fuel-conserving measure."

Given the capacity of the uboat's battery bank, it would have had to been a good sized wind generator to be able to charge in a reasonable amount of time. Does anyone know if there is any truth to this?
thanks

[en.wikipedia.org]

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Wind gen used to charge uboat batteries? windchargermike 02/27/2020 11:20PM
Re: Wind gen used to charge uboat batteries? Ken Dunn 02/28/2020 01:26PM
Re: Wind gen used to charge uboat batteries? windchargermike 02/29/2020 01:50PM
Re: Wind gen used to charge uboat batteries? Charles Wendt 03/23/2020 12:34AM


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