Method of forming and starting a sodium sulfur battery

Paquette, David G

Title: Method of forming and starting a sodium sulfur battery

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A method of forming a sodium sulfur battery and of starting the reactive capability of that battery when heated to a temperature suitable for battery operation is disclosed. An anodic reaction zone is constructed in a manner that sodium is hermetically sealed therein, part of the hermetic seal including fusible material which closes up openings through the container of the anodic reaction zone. The hermetically sealed anodic reaction zone is assembled under normal atmospheric conditions with a suitable cathodic reaction zone and a cation-permeable barrier. When the entire battery is heated to an operational temperature, the fusible material of the hermetically sealed anodic reaction zone is fused, thereby allowing molten sodium to flow from the anodic reaction zone into reactive engagement with the cation-permeable barrier.

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Paquette, David G ^[1]

Costa Mesa, CA

Issue Date:: 1981-01-01

Research Org.:: Ford Aerospace and Communications Corporation, Aeronutronic Division, Newport Beach, CA

OSTI Identifier:: 863784

Patent Number(s):: 4247605

Assignee:: Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
H01M10/3909 - {Sodium-sulfur cells}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E60/10 - Energy storage

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
Y10T29/4911 - including sealing

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DOE Contract Number:: AM02-79CH10012

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: method; forming; starting; sodium; sulfur; battery; reactive; capability; heated; temperature; suitable; operation; disclosed; anodic; reaction; zone; constructed; manner; hermetically; sealed; therein; hermetic; seal; including; fusible; material; closes; openings; container; assembled; normal; atmospheric; conditions; cathodic; cation-permeable; barrier; entire; operational; fused; allowing; molten; flow; engagement; fusible material; anodic reaction; hermetically sealed; reaction zone; sulfur battery; sodium sulfur; hermetic seal; seal including; battery operation; operational temperature; atmospheric conditions; hermetically seal; sealed therein; permeable barrier; /429/29/

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  abstractNote = {A method of forming a sodium sulfur battery and of starting the reactive capability of that battery when heated to a temperature suitable for battery operation is disclosed. An anodic reaction zone is constructed in a manner that sodium is hermetically sealed therein, part of the hermetic seal including fusible material which closes up openings through the container of the anodic reaction zone. The hermetically sealed anodic reaction zone is assembled under normal atmospheric conditions with a suitable cathodic reaction zone and a cation-permeable barrier. When the entire battery is heated to an operational temperature, the fusible material of the hermetically sealed anodic reaction zone is fused, thereby allowing molten sodium to flow from the anodic reaction zone into reactive engagement with the cation-permeable barrier.},

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