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Title: Method for manufacturing an electrochemical cell

Abstract

A secondary electrochemical cell is prepared by providing positive and negative electrodes having outer enclosures of rigid perforated electrically conductive material defining an internal compartment containing the electrode material in porous solid form. The electrodes are each immersed in molten electrolyte salt prior to cell assembly to incorporate the cell electrolyte. Following solidification of the electrolyte substantially throughout the porous volume of the electrode material, the electrodes are arranged in an alternating positive-negative array with interelectrode separators of porous frangible electrically insulative material. The completed array is assembled into the cell housing and sealed such that on heating the solidified electrolyte flows into the interelectrode separator.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. New Lenox, IL
  2. Bolingbrook, IL
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
864116
Patent Number(s):
US 4313259
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
method; manufacturing; electrochemical; cell; secondary; prepared; providing; positive; negative; electrodes; outer; enclosures; rigid; perforated; electrically; conductive; material; defining; internal; compartment; containing; electrode; porous; solid; form; immersed; molten; electrolyte; salt; prior; assembly; incorporate; following; solidification; substantially; throughout; volume; arranged; alternating; positive-negative; array; interelectrode; separators; frangible; insulative; completed; assembled; housing; sealed; heating; solidified; flows; separator; cell housing; outer enclosure; compartment containing; material defining; solid form; negative electrodes; electrically insulative; secondary electrochemical; molten electrolyte; negative electrode; conductive material; electrochemical cell; electrically conductive; electrode material; cell assembly; cell electrolyte; perforated electrically; electrolyte salt; insulative material; interelectrode separators; interelectrode separator; porous solid; providing positive; electrode separator; alternating positive; electrode separators; /29/429/

Citation Formats

Kaun, Thomas D, and Eshman, Paul F. Method for manufacturing an electrochemical cell. United States: N. p., 1982. Web.
Kaun, Thomas D, & Eshman, Paul F. Method for manufacturing an electrochemical cell. United States.
Kaun, Thomas D, and Eshman, Paul F. 1982. "Method for manufacturing an electrochemical cell". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864116.
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abstractNote = {A secondary electrochemical cell is prepared by providing positive and negative electrodes having outer enclosures of rigid perforated electrically conductive material defining an internal compartment containing the electrode material in porous solid form. The electrodes are each immersed in molten electrolyte salt prior to cell assembly to incorporate the cell electrolyte. Following solidification of the electrolyte substantially throughout the porous volume of the electrode material, the electrodes are arranged in an alternating positive-negative array with interelectrode separators of porous frangible electrically insulative material. The completed array is assembled into the cell housing and sealed such that on heating the solidified electrolyte flows into the interelectrode separator.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/864116}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982}
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