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Title: Electrochemical cell design

Abstract

An electrochemical cell includes two outer electrodes and a central electrode of opposite polarity, all nested within a housing having two symmetrical halves which together form an offset configuration. The outer electrodes are nested within raised portions within the side walls of each housing half while the central electrode sealingly engages the perimetric margins of the side-wall internal surfaces. Suitable interelectrode separators and electrical insulating material electrically isolate the central electrode from the housing and the outer electrodes. The outer electrodes are electrically connected to the internal surfaces of the cell housing to provide current collection. The nested structure minimizes void volume that would otherwise be filled with gas or heavy electrolyte and also provides perimetric edge surfaces for sealing and supporting at the outer margins of frangible interelectrode separator layers.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Naperville, IL
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
863168
Patent Number(s):
US 4110517
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
electrochemical; cell; design; outer; electrodes; central; electrode; opposite; polarity; nested; housing; symmetrical; halves; form; offset; configuration; raised; portions; walls; half; sealingly; engages; perimetric; margins; side-wall; internal; surfaces; suitable; interelectrode; separators; electrical; insulating; material; electrically; isolate; connected; provide; current; collection; structure; minimizes; void; volume; otherwise; filled; gas; heavy; electrolyte; provides; edge; sealing; supporting; frangible; separator; layers; cell housing; internal surface; internal surfaces; void volume; opposite polarity; insulating material; electrochemical cell; electrically connected; central electrode; cell design; outer electrodes; outer electrode; sealingly engages; electrically isolate; edge surface; interelectrode separators; interelectrode separator; current collection; separator layer; electrode separator; symmetrical halves; sealingly engage; electrode separators; electrical insulating; /429/

Citation Formats

Arntzen, John D. Electrochemical cell design. United States: N. p., 1978. Web.
Arntzen, John D. Electrochemical cell design. United States.
Arntzen, John D. 1978. "Electrochemical cell design". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863168.
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abstractNote = {An electrochemical cell includes two outer electrodes and a central electrode of opposite polarity, all nested within a housing having two symmetrical halves which together form an offset configuration. The outer electrodes are nested within raised portions within the side walls of each housing half while the central electrode sealingly engages the perimetric margins of the side-wall internal surfaces. Suitable interelectrode separators and electrical insulating material electrically isolate the central electrode from the housing and the outer electrodes. The outer electrodes are electrically connected to the internal surfaces of the cell housing to provide current collection. The nested structure minimizes void volume that would otherwise be filled with gas or heavy electrolyte and also provides perimetric edge surfaces for sealing and supporting at the outer margins of frangible interelectrode separator layers.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978}
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