Molten salt lithium cells
Abstract
Lithium-based cells are promising for applications such as electric vehicles and load-leveling for power plants since lithium is very electropositive and light weight. One type of lithium-based cell utilizes a molten salt electrolyte and is operated in the temperature range of about 400 to 500/sup 0/C. Such high temperature operation accelerates corrosion problems and a substantial amount of energy is lost through heat transfer. The present invention provides an electrochemical cell which may be operated at temperatures between about 100 to 170/sup 0/C. The cell is comprised of an electrolyte, which preferably includes lithium nitrate, and a lithium or lithium alloy electrode.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6633969
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-77ET25402
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; DESIGN; ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; LITHIUM ALLOYS; LITHIUM NITRATES; MOLTEN SALTS; OFF-PEAK ENERGY STORAGE; ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; ALLOYS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; ENERGY STORAGE; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; NITRATES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; SALTS; STORAGE; VEHICLES; 250901* - Energy Storage- Batteries- Design & Development
Citation Formats
Raistrick, I D, Poris, J, and Huggins, R A. Molten salt lithium cells. United States: N. p., 1980.
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Raistrick, I D, Poris, J, & Huggins, R A. Molten salt lithium cells. United States.
Raistrick, I D, Poris, J, and Huggins, R A. Fri .
"Molten salt lithium cells". United States.
@article{osti_6633969,
title = {Molten salt lithium cells},
author = {Raistrick, I D and Poris, J and Huggins, R A},
abstractNote = {Lithium-based cells are promising for applications such as electric vehicles and load-leveling for power plants since lithium is very electropositive and light weight. One type of lithium-based cell utilizes a molten salt electrolyte and is operated in the temperature range of about 400 to 500/sup 0/C. Such high temperature operation accelerates corrosion problems and a substantial amount of energy is lost through heat transfer. The present invention provides an electrochemical cell which may be operated at temperatures between about 100 to 170/sup 0/C. The cell is comprised of an electrolyte, which preferably includes lithium nitrate, and a lithium or lithium alloy electrode.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {1980},
month = {7}
}
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