Chapter 901: Earthy, but heartwarming
Gao Zhendong shook his head: "My personal suggestion is that based on your usage, you should go with lead-acid. NiMH doesn't have much of an advantage."

It is used in conjunction with solar energy to store electricity. Even when Gao Zhendong crossed over, lead-acid batteries were still the main type. There was no other reason. It was sufficient, cheap, and safe.

The comrades in the army nodded. We didn't insist on the idea of ​​​​coming up with new things. Could Comrade Gao Zhendong still cheat us? Just kidding.

"It's a pity that all batteries are heavy and can't produce too much power, so electric heating is still unaffordable." A comrade in the army who has already arranged work in this area sighed.

A set of batteries that can reliably store 10 kWh of electricity would have to be calculated using 0.X tons, not counting the cost. Transportation would be very troublesome. And if 10 kWh of electricity is used for electric heating, it would be a drop in the bucket. A small outpost could use up all the energy in a few hours.

After hearing his words, Gao Zhendong thought about it and brought up a digression.

"I would suggest that you make a small gadget. It's not high-tech, but it's quite useful."

No one had any objection to Gao Zhendong's behavior, and they thought it was normal. What's wrong with a little incident? You came here specifically for the appraisal meeting, right? You've never held an appraisal meeting?

The comrades in the army were even happier. They said they would come to Comrade Zhendong's meeting to listen if they had nothing to do. They would gain something. "What is it?"

Gao Zhendong laughed: "It's getting hot quickly!"

It was estimated that his comrades would never have thought that he would come up with such a rustic thing. This made Gao Zhendong feel good that he had fooled everyone, and he laughed even more happily.

"Hot-hot? What is this thing?" This overly down-to-earth name confused everyone.

"Oh, a direct contact electric water heater that heats water very quickly." Gao Zhendong didn't care what the meeting was about. He turned around and drew a structure that heated water quickly on the blackboard. No one stopped him.

Judging from the expressions of the comrades in the army, whoever tries to stop him will probably be stopped by the comrades in the army.

Gao Zhendong didn't know when this thing was invented, but at least he hadn't seen anyone using it here. It was probably because of electricity problems - electricity was not cheap, and the power that the power supply lines could withstand was not high.

For Gao Zhendong, this was a piece of cake. In his previous life, he had experienced more than one or two things that burned out quickly in the dormitory, some even burned and exploded. Students studying electrical engineering could always come up with something new for the school, so he was very familiar with the structure.

In fact, it is very easy and cheap to make your own quick-heating machine. You can use common things in life to make it. Gao Zhendong once learned some experience from his senior classmates, but that thing is dangerous and not a serious one, so he won't bring it out.

"Ah, this thing, isn't it just throwing the heating rod into the water to heat it directly. No one has used it like this, but it's very simple." Someone suddenly realized.

Gao Zhendong smiled happily: "Yes, this way the heating efficiency is super high, the electric heating energy is not wasted at all, and the water can be boiled very quickly. Simplicity is not important, effectiveness is important. If we distribute some thermos bottles, hot water bags and so on, the soldiers will live more comfortably."

In his previous life, when Gao Zhendong rented a car for self-driving, he used a 12V hot water bottle to fill it up and then slept in the car to camp in relatively cold places.

To be honest, many comrades were really confused by his operation. Is that it?

Gao Zhendong's halo of high technology was so dazzling that no one could have imagined that he would seriously recommend such a thing to the troops. As for the thermos and hot water bags that followed, most people did not even consider them and could not understand them at all.

Unexpectedly, the comrades in the army looked at Gao Zhendong very seriously and said, "Chief Engineer Gao, thank you very much for your thoughtful consideration for the soldiers."

In their opinion, a great scientist like Gao Zhendong is willing to spend time on such details and truly solve the living environment problems of the soldiers, which makes them admire him.

They explained it to everyone, so that everyone could understand Gao Zhendong's good intentions.

"Don't underestimate it. With this thing, we can boil a pot of hot water in ten minutes during the day and put it in the thermos. We don't even have to use the precious electricity in the battery at night. Our soldiers can have hot water. And when they sleep, with the hot water bottle, at least the quilt is warm. Comrades outside can use self-heating patches, and comrades who are resting can use hot water bottles in their quilts, which will at least make them more comfortable."

With this calculation, the electricity required is much less, and it is very feasible. It may be difficult for me to heat up a few rooms, but it should be no problem to warm up a bed, right?
Moreover, this means that fuel consumption will be reduced, and reduced fuel consumption means that logistical pressure will be reduced to some extent, which is a chain reaction. In addition, the other benefits and conveniences brought by electricity will also reduce some logistical pressure. When you calculate the cost here, you have to pay attention to it.

You know, fifty million is rounded off to one hundred million!
Oh, by the way, the self-heating post was also created by Comrade Gao Zhendong and his team.

Thinking of this, everyone realized that this comrade has always been like this.

This is not surprising, this is not surprising.

Comrade Gao Zhendong's vision is not just focused on high technology, he also pays attention to things that can actually improve the working environment.

The leaders of the National Defense Committee, the 17th Ministry of Machine Building, and the troops looked at Gao Zhendong with admiration in their eyes. Comrade Zhendong, every time you think he is amazing enough, but he always comes up with something new.

The Defense Work Committee and the 17th Ministry of Machinery were well aware of this. The first invention Gao Zhendong made after he started working was a return air furnace for heating! After so long, he was still the Gao Zhendong who cared about the lives of his comrades.

They didn't think that Gao Zhendong wasted time or was too tacky to mention this matter. They only knew that Gao Zhendong was really thinking about his comrades in the front. This kind of emotion, this kind of behavior, this kind of awareness, to some extent, moved them more deeply than some specific techniques.

The chief engineer of the 12th Ministry of Machine Building is also here. This is a great achievement. The leader cannot come because of something, so he must come.

He cleared his throat and said, "For this matter, our 12th Machinery Department must work as quickly as possible to produce a hot water heater with the best quality, highest safety, and most convenient use, so that comrades in remote areas and difficult conditions can use hot water conveniently."

The thing is small, but the matter is not small. As a professional ministry in the field of electronics, the 220th Ministry of Machine Building is the right one to take on the responsibility. It doesn't even matter what Gao Zhendong drew. Just tell the comrades, "Give me a whole electric heating rod to boil water, with two specifications for 12V AC and V DC."

Being able to use hot water conveniently is very important for us Chinese people. Hot knowledge - bro! Drinking more hot water really helps!
Drinking hot water and covering the belly button, you can tell which country the child is from at a glance.

The comrade who worked on the satellite power supply went back to the company after the meeting and ran to his chief engineer excitedly, with a mysterious look on his face: "Boss, guess what good news I brought back?"

"Good news? It must be solar cells." That's nonsense. You just went to the meeting, what else could it be?
The comrade who worked on the power supply did not show off his frustration at being spoiled: "It's not a skill to be able to guess this. Guess how good this news is?"

Hmm? The chief designer took it seriously.

"How good is it? Is it really as high as 12%?"

These days, it is common to set a target at 100 and then give a 100% discount when achieving it, and this is even very good. Therefore, it is very good news if the target can be achieved %.

"no!"

"15?" The chief engineer raised his voice.

"no!"

“It can’t be 18, right? What a joke!!” The chief engineer became more and more stingy as time went on. Scientific research must follow scientific laws.

However, anything involving Gao Zhendong doesn't follow any rules, at least not the conventional ones.

"20.3%, hahahaha! Moreover, both the natural sunlight attenuation and radiation attenuation are low!" The comrade who was in charge of the power supply laughed out loud, happy that he had played a trick on the chief engineer.

"How much?" The chief engineer stood up suddenly, and the stool behind him was pushed hard with a loud creaking sound.

He leaned forward, resting his hands on the desk, looking over the top of his glasses, staring at the comrade opposite him who was working on the power supply.

This comrade may have a problem with his brain and needs electricity... No, he needs medical treatment.

"20.3, this is the test record sheet included in the materials. There will be no problem with this sheet. The person who took the lead in working on this is the one from the th Ministry of Machine Building." There are not many materials that can be taken away. Only characteristic parameters that are closely related to their application can be taken away.

As long as the chief designer is completely confident in the authenticity of the materials, then there will be no problem.

The chief designer didn't even reach out to grab the record sheet, but couldn't wait to quickly glance through it in the other person's hand with a very awkward posture.

"Good! That's great! Well... this won't be the kind that can't leave the laboratory, right?" Just when he was happy for a moment, he became a little worried again.

"No, the performance is stable and the supply is stable. The only problem is that the price is very high and the production volume is not large."

"As long as everything is stable! I don't care about anything else." Price and output are not a problem for them.

After saying this somewhat "arrogant" remark, he picked up the phone and dialed a few internal numbers.

"You, call the comrades who work on the satellite payload over here, we need to change the design! Big changes!"

The other party was horrified: "What? Is there a problem with the design?"

"No, but it's not enough. Didn't you keep saying that we had to simplify the functions because of the power shortage? Now there's no shortage! Come here quickly and stop talking nonsense!"

At about the same time, the notice was also received in the desert.

"We have been informed by our superiors that all the solar panels here need to be replaced." A comrade in charge of engineering maintenance happily told several scientists the news he had just received.

(End of this chapter)