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Title: Electrochemical reserve battery

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5827320

This patent describes an electrochemical reserve battery comprising in combination: a housing including a separating wall forming two sealed chambers; a stack of dry cells disposed in one of the chambers; an expandable container occupying a portion of the space within the other of the chambers; an electrolyte completely filling the unoccupied space at a pressure sufficient to collapse the container; a source of high pressure gas within the container; frangible means operatively connected between the source and the container for releasing the gas into the container at a preselected expansion thereof; and actuating means operatively connected to the separating wall for selectively establishing communication between the chambers for permitting the electrolyte to transfer to the cells.

Assignee:
Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC
Patent Number(s):
US 4695520
OSTI ID:
5827320
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 25 Sep 1986
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English