Nickel--zinc alkaline storage battery

Patent · Tue Aug 24 04:00:00 EDT 1976

OSTI ID:7146023

Sekido, S; Ohhira, T; Ikeda, Y; Yokoyama, T

An alkaline storage battery is described which comprises a nickel positive electrode, a zinc negative electrode, a separator which wraps the negative electrode and comprises from inside to outside in sequence: nonwoven cellulose disposed on the negative electrode, a semi-permeable membrane of cellulose and micro-porous plastic film which is in contact with the positive electrode, an electrolyte consisting of aqueous solution of KOH which is held on the positive and negative electrodes and in the separator and is controlled in an amount such that free electrolyte does not exist in places other than at the three elements mentioned above, and a gas phase reaction catalyst which is provided in a space in the storage battery to promote the reaction between oxide and hydrogen evolved at the end of charging.

• Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
• Patent Number(s): US 3976502
• OSTI ID: 7146023
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

25 ENERGY STORAGE
250901* -- Energy Storage-- Batteries-- Design & Development
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
BATTERY SEPARATORS
CARBOHYDRATES
CELLULOSE
DESIGN
DISPERSIONS
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
FILMS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXIDES
METAL-METAL OXIDE BATTERIES
MIXTURES
NICKEL-ZINC BATTERIES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLASTICS
POLYSACCHARIDES
POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDES
SACCHARIDES
SOLUTIONS