Cell design for lithium alloy/metal sulfide battery
Abstract
The disclosed lithium alloy/iron sulfide cell design provides loop-like positive and negative sheet metal current collectors electrically insulated from one another by separator means, the positive collector being located outwardly of the negative collector. The collectors are initially secured within an open-ended cell housing, which allows for collector pretesting for electrical shorts prior to adding any electrode materials and/or electrolyte to the cell. Separate chambers are defined outwardly of the positive collector and inwardly of the negative collector open respectively in opposite directions toward the open ends of the cell housing; and positive and negative electrode materials can be extruded into these respective chambers via the opposite open housing ends. The chambers and cell housing ends can then be sealed closed. A cross wall structurally reinforces the cell housing and also thereby defines two cavities, and paired positive and negative collectors are disposed in each cavity and electrically connected in parallel. The cell design provides for a high specific energy output and improved operating life in that any charge-discharge cycle swelling of the positive electrode material will be inwardly against only the positive collector to minimize shorts caused by the collectors shifting relative to one another.
- Inventors:
-
- New Lennox, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865589
- Patent Number(s):
- 4540642
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
-
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- cell; design; lithium; alloy; metal; sulfide; battery; disclosed; iron; provides; loop-like; positive; negative; sheet; current; collectors; electrically; insulated; separator; means; collector; located; outwardly; initially; secured; open-ended; housing; allows; pretesting; electrical; shorts; prior; adding; electrode; materials; electrolyte; separate; chambers; defined; inwardly; respectively; opposite; directions; extruded; respective; via; sealed; closed; wall; structurally; reinforces; defines; cavities; paired; disposed; cavity; connected; parallel; specific; energy; output; improved; operating; life; charge-discharge; cycle; swelling; material; minimize; caused; shifting; relative; separate chambers; cell housing; operating life; improved operating; iron sulfide; opposite direction; sheet metal; metal sulfide; opposite directions; current collector; positive electrode; negative electrode; electrode material; electrically connected; lithium alloy; electrode materials; design provides; electrical shorts; cell design; electrically insulated; current collectors; structurally reinforce; sulfide battery; charge cycle; specific energy; energy output; sulfide cell; discharge cycle; metal current; charge-discharge cycle; electrically insulate; /429/
Citation Formats
Kaun, Thomas D. Cell design for lithium alloy/metal sulfide battery. United States: N. p., 1985.
Web.
Kaun, Thomas D. Cell design for lithium alloy/metal sulfide battery. United States.
Kaun, Thomas D. Tue .
"Cell design for lithium alloy/metal sulfide battery". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865589.
@article{osti_865589,
title = {Cell design for lithium alloy/metal sulfide battery},
author = {Kaun, Thomas D},
abstractNote = {The disclosed lithium alloy/iron sulfide cell design provides loop-like positive and negative sheet metal current collectors electrically insulated from one another by separator means, the positive collector being located outwardly of the negative collector. The collectors are initially secured within an open-ended cell housing, which allows for collector pretesting for electrical shorts prior to adding any electrode materials and/or electrolyte to the cell. Separate chambers are defined outwardly of the positive collector and inwardly of the negative collector open respectively in opposite directions toward the open ends of the cell housing; and positive and negative electrode materials can be extruded into these respective chambers via the opposite open housing ends. The chambers and cell housing ends can then be sealed closed. A cross wall structurally reinforces the cell housing and also thereby defines two cavities, and paired positive and negative collectors are disposed in each cavity and electrically connected in parallel. The cell design provides for a high specific energy output and improved operating life in that any charge-discharge cycle swelling of the positive electrode material will be inwardly against only the positive collector to minimize shorts caused by the collectors shifting relative to one another.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985}
}