Halogen hydrate storage device for mobile zinc-chloride battery systems
A metal halogen battery system is disclosed, said system having the following construction, a store means constructed in the form of a container which includes a generally unitary filter means extending around most of the inside surface of the container and with the filter means being spaced a predetermined distance away from said surface to form spacing between the filter means and the inside surface, said filter means being operative to separate the hydrate formed from the liquid electrolyte, a hydrate former-gas pump means associated with the store means and being operative to intermix halogen gas from the battery cell with aqueous electrolyte from the store means and from the cell, a gas space means being maintained at the top of the store means with the hydrate former-pump means exhausting into the proximity of the gas space, said gas space means being operative to reduce transfer of liquid from the store to the cell, exit conduit means generally adjacent the top of the store means for transmitting fluid containing halogen gas to the cell, and second exit conduit means generally adjacent the bottom of the store means for recirculating filtered electrolyte to the battery system.
- Assignee:
- Energy Development Associates, Inc.
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4400446
- OSTI ID:
- 5657415
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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DESIGN
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDRATES
METAL-GAS BATTERIES
POWER SUPPLIES
VEHICLES
ZINC-CHLORINE BATTERIES