Method of forming and starting a sodium sulfur battery
Abstract
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.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Ford Aerospace Communications, Newport Beach, CA (United States); Ford Motor Company, Detroit, MI (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863784
- Patent Number(s):
- 4247605
- Application Number:
- 06/137349
- Assignee:
- Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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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
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
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-79CH10012
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1980 Apr 07
- 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/
Citation Formats
Paquette, David G. Method of forming and starting a sodium sulfur battery. United States: N. p., 1981.
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title = {Method of forming and starting a sodium sulfur battery},
author = {Paquette, David G.},
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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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981}
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