"We want to combine research with the anti-gravity aircraft group?"
"But we are studying SMES batteries. Even though we have made a lot of progress, it is still too early to fully use them..."
"Who said there was a merger? Academician Wang Hao? That's okay."
…
"Gong Duan, are you kidding me? Are you going to combine it with the superconducting battery pack?"
"Are we really planning to develop an aircraft? But, will the battery pack work?"
"Of course, I'm not questioning Academician Wang Hao, but it's too..."
“I don’t understand it at all!”
Whether it is the anti-gravity aircraft research group or the SMES battery research group, they were a little confused when they heard the news that they were going to merge their research. They really couldn't figure out why they wanted to do this.
The main content of the two research groups can be said to be future technology, but neither has completed the research, let alone mature the technology.
The design of some aircraft really requires research on various technologies together.
For example, fighter jets.
The design of a fighter jet needs to consider various technologies, especially engine performance, which must be considered.
However, SMES batteries are different from aircraft engines.
Aviation engine technology has matured internationally, and the most advanced ones have even begun to develop fifth and sixth generations. China also has complete aviation engine technology.
SMES batteries are different. They don't have mature SMES battery technology yet.
The anti-gravity aircraft research team has just started research. They have not perfected the anti-gravity aircraft design system. They only have some technologies under development, such as lateral anti-gravity technology, relatively mature electric thrusters, and also include the balance and automatic systems that are being improved.
control system, etc.
In short, there is a huge difference between anti-gravity aircraft and fighter jets.
People from both research groups couldn't imagine working together on research and development.
After Wang Hao decided to merge the two research groups together, he immediately summoned the core technical staff and held the first meeting.
The leaders of the two groups, Liu Mingkun and Duan Qingbai, came to the conference room early, and they started talking with surprise and confusion.
Liu Mingkun asked with curiosity, "Has your aircraft design been completed?"
"That's really not the case."
Duan Qingbai hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's done, it's too far off. Last time we just did the suspension test of the anti-gravity device, and the suspension was not stable yet."
"Isn't it a takeoff test?" Liu Mingkun asked with some confusion. After he finished speaking, he realized that he had asked a very stupid question.
take off?
In the absence of sufficient power supply, the anti-gravity device has to be connected to the ground with wires, making it impossible to take off.
Duan Qingbai smiled bitterly and said, "Looking at Academician Wang Hao's posture, it feels like building a fighter jet. He gathered the technical team together and studied together..."
"But it's too different!"
He asked, "How are you doing there? It is said that the progress is very fast."
Liu Mingkun also shook his head, "In terms of research progress, it is indeed very fast. Our new energy storage coil has passed the charge and discharge test, but this is the only technology available."
"That is to say, you have no way to provide usable SMES batteries?"
Liu Mingkun's expression was a little exaggerated. He spread his hands and asked, "Duan Gong, do you think it's possible?"
"...It's really impossible." Duan Qingbai twitched the corner of his mouth.
What technology is SMES battery?
This kind of superconducting battery technology is simply unthinkable.
Even if there is some progress in research, it can be said to be an international top scientific and technological achievement, already at the forefront of human science and technology.
While the two were talking, Wang Hao also walked in from the door.
After listening to it for a few times, he said directly, "Gong Duan, Professor Liu, you don't have to worry, we are not designing fighter jets."
"Academician Wang!"
"coming!"
Duan Qingbai and Liu Mingkun stood up quickly.
Wang Hao waved for them to sit down, and he also sat next to him and said, "I just heard you comparing fighter jet designs. In fact, they are completely different."
"The anti-gravity aircraft we design does not need to consider flexibility or high power issues, nor does it need to consider radar performance or combat modules. Our only purpose is to make the anti-gravity aircraft fly."
"Even if it's just a civilian drone that can take off simply and fly at low speed, that's enough."
Duan Qingbai and Liu Mingkun nodded together.
If you just let the anti-gravity aircraft fly without considering other factors, it is indeed relatively simple. Only considering power and balance is enough.
This is like installing a battery on a drone. When powered, it is enough to make the drone fly.
Think about it…
It seems really easy...ah!
Power, how to solve it?
Duan Qingbai and Liu Mingkun couldn't help but twitch their lips. Even if the research and development goal sounds the simplest, SMES batteries, which are superconducting batteries, must be used.
The reason is simple, only superconducting batteries can continuously provide high power supply.
This is the most difficult part.
Wang Hao did not continue to explain, but waited for others to arrive in the conference room before announcing the official start of the meeting.
The meeting begins.
Wang Hao asked the two team leaders to introduce the technologies they mastered.
The first person to stand up was Liu Mingkun. He said seriously, "We already have usable energy storage coil technology, which can charge and discharge the energy storage coil normally under human control."
"We have gone through several rounds of testing on this technology, including high-power transmission testing."
"But for the time being, it can only be controlled manually, and many factors, including monitoring, power adjustment, etc., cannot yet be automated."
To put it simply, they have mastered the energy storage coil technology at the core of the battery, but the accompanying control system has not yet been completed, let alone manufacturing a complete superconducting battery.
After that, Duan Qingbai also stood up and talked about the technology he had mastered. He mainly talked about the test he had just completed.
After the heads of the two research groups finished talking about the technology, Wang Hao started to speak, "I know that many of you are wondering why our two groups should work together on research."
"In fact, everyone should know that the research on SMES batteries is prepared for anti-gravity aircraft."
This is a fact.
However, most people do not associate the two research groups together.
Many people believe that the SMES battery research group's main focus is SMES power storage technology, rather than the actual development of superconducting batteries. However, they did not expect that the SMES power storage technology was quickly completed, and the research on SMES batteries was officially launched.
In addition, anti-gravity flight supported by SMES battery power sounds a bit too sci-fi.
Even though everyone believes that anti-gravity technology represents the core technology of aviation in the future, it is the ‘future’ after all. Realizing the aviation application of anti-gravity technology will only be possible after a lot of related research has matured.
It is too early to talk about developing anti-gravity aircraft.
For example, the SMES battery has not been developed yet, and there is no talk of power for the aircraft?
Wang Hao continued, "The main reason why I decided to put the two research groups together is because we already have energy storage coil charging and discharging technology."
"that's enough!"
"Many people may think that we can't make usable SMES batteries yet, but we don't need to do that."
Wang Hao said seriously, "We don't need to make a perfect SMES battery, and anti-gravity aircraft don't need a perfect SMES battery."
He stood up and walked to the whiteboard, drew a schematic diagram of the anti-gravity device, and then said seriously, "Look at this schematic diagram. This is the anti-gravity device. The dotted line drawn next to it is the horizontal anti-gravity cover."
area."
"What can you find from this picture?"
People in the conference room were stunned. They didn't understand what Wang Hao was going to say.
To be continued...