High-temperature molten-salt thermal electrochemical cell

Patent · Mon Feb 12 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:7125262

Plichta, E J; Behl, W K

This invention relates in general to a high temperature molten salt thermal electrochemical cell and in particular to such a cell including cobalt oxide (Co{sub 3}O{sub 4}) as the cathode material. High temperature molten salt thermal electrochemical cells are widely used as power sources for projectiles, rockets, bombs, mines, missiles, decoys, jammers and torpedoes. These are also used as fuses. Thermal electrochemical cells are reserve-type cells that can be activated by heating with a pyrotechnic heat source such as zirconium and barium chromate powders or mixtures of iron powder and potassium perchlorate.

• Research Organization: Department of the Army, Washington, DC (USA)
• Assignee: Department of the Army, Washington, DC (US)
• Patent Number(s): A US 7-478796
• OSTI ID: 7125262
• Resource Relation: Other Information: This Government-owned invention available for U.S. licensing and, possibly, for foreign licensing. Copy of application available NTIS
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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