Chapter 3446: Good things are naturally expensive
After hearing this, Luo Kai clapped his hands and said in agreement: "Mr. Wu is right. If we want to occupy an advantageous position in the competition of the future naval, we must strengthen technological research and development and innovation.
I hope that through this technical exchange, we can find the best partners to jointly promote the progress and development of naval technology.”
As Luo Kai finished speaking, warm applause rang out in the conference room.
Everyone is well aware of the importance and urgency of this technological exchange. They look forward to jointly promoting the progress and development of future naval technology through in-depth cooperation and exchanges.
In the following time, experts from both sides conducted in-depth discussions and exchanges on battery power supply electronic control technology, intelligent auxiliary combat systems and other related technical issues.
The conference room was filled with a strong academic atmosphere and enthusiastic discussion. Everyone was actively involved and contributed their wisdom and strength to the future naval construction.
As the discussion deepened, experts from both sides gradually found a common language, and technical problems gradually revealed the dawn of solving the problem in the collision of thinking.
With his profound professional knowledge and rich practical experience, Wu Hao provided many valuable suggestions and ideas to Wen Changhong's team.
Wen Changhong's team, with his deep understanding of submarine technology and innovative thinking, brought new inspiration to Wu Hao's team.
Time passed without realizing it, and the sky outside the window had been dyed with a faint twilight.
However, the enthusiasm in the conference room has not diminished at all. Everyone seemed to have forgotten the existence of time and was completely immersed in this feast of technical exchanges.
Outside the window, the afterglow of the sunset filled the sky, dyeing the entire sea area into golden yellow.
But this did not affect the experts in the conference room. They were still discussing enthusiastically, trying to find solutions to every technical problem.
"The energy density of your company's new generation of super solid-state batteries is indeed very high, far exceeding the energy density of your super counter battery that you are selling on the market now, and it is many times more than your latest new lithium battery. It can be said to be the best source of electricity for all-electric submarines."
Speaking of this, Wen Changhong glanced at Wu Hao and continued: "However, this new generation of super solid-state battery is not without its shortcomings. First of all, it is expensive, much more than half the price of lithium batteries.
Secondly, this super solid-state battery is integrated when manufactured, so it cannot be repaired and can only be replaced, which will inevitably bring high usage and maintenance costs.
Third, this new generation of super solid-state battery may generate higher temperatures during high-voltage fast charging, which puts higher requirements on the internal environmental control of the submarine.
Moreover, we need to consider how to safely store these batteries inside the submarine
Not only will the high temperature be generated during the high-voltage fast charging process, but the battery pack will also be very high during the rapid discharge process.
This means that the time for the submarine to navigate at high speed underwater will be limited. Once the battery overheated, it must stop to cool down the battery or reduce the speed. In this way, the combat performance of the submarine will be affected."
Speaking of this, Wen Changhong glanced at Wu Hao and continued: "In addition, this latest generation of super solid-state batteries has another problem, that is, it is too heavy, which undoubtedly increases the submarine's own weight, increases the tonnage, and increases the construction cost."
Wen Changhong paused for a moment, looked around, and saw everyone listening attentively, he continued: "Of course, these challenges do not mean we should give up on using this high-performance battery.
Instead, I think we should face and solve these problems actively.
Perhaps, we can work more closely with Mr. Wu’s team to jointly develop solutions.
For example, study how to reduce manufacturing costs and improve battery durability and maintainability; at the same time, more effective cooling systems can be explored to ensure that the battery does not overheat during charging."
After hearing this, Wu Hao nodded and agreed: "Director Wen is right. Any technology has its own two sides. There are indeed some problems with the new generation of super solid-state batteries, but this is exactly the direction we need to work hard to overcome.
I believe that as long as we work together and give full play to our respective advantages, we will definitely find a solution to these problems."
Speaking of this, Wu Hao paused for a moment, looked around everyone, and then continued to say: "Here I will answer and explain these questions raised by Director Wen. If you have any questions or suggestions, you can raise them and let us discuss them together."
Speaking of this, Wu Hao continued to speak to everyone. His voice was calm and powerful, as if it was a convincing magic.
“With the high price of the new generation of super solid-state batteries, this is indeed a challenge we are facing right now.
However, what I want to say is that with the advancement of technology and large-scale production, the cost of the new generation of super solid-state batteries is expected to decrease, and the price will also decrease.
Everyone knows that the price of any product is actually closely related to its production capacity. The higher the production capacity, the greater the output, the cost will naturally decrease. With the continuous technological upgrade and optimization, the cost will be further reduced.
So now everyone thinks that this new generation of super solid-state battery is expensive. This is mainly because the new generation of super solid-state battery you want has just been developed and is confidential. This battery has not been on the market yet, and the output cannot be increased, so the cost is naturally higher.
Everyone is in this industry and naturally understands these things. Let’s not talk about the rest, just talk about this submarine. Can the cost of building one and eight of them be the same?
Besides, can this new generation of super solid-state batteries be so excellent in performance, can't they be more expensive? As the saying goes, you get what you pay for, and good things are naturally expensive."
Hearing Wu Hao's remarks, everyone present shook their heads. They naturally knew the reasons for this, especially Mr. Zheng and other representatives of shipyards who empathized with it.
Mr. Zheng said with emotion: "Yes, we are complaining that our price is too high, but who knows why this price is so high?
The cost is too high, and all kinds of materials, facilities and equipment, technology research and development, labor costs, etc. are large expenses, and the cost is naturally high.
Moreover, some of us worked hard to develop and build them, but we only purchased one or two ships. How could the price not be high?
We also have to eat, and we also have to support all the employees. We can't lose money and make a lot of money."
"That's not what I mean."
Chapter completed!