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Title: Ultracapacitor having residual water removed under vacuum

Abstract

A multilayer cell is provided that comprises two solid, nonporous current collectors, two porous electrodes separating the current collectors, a porous separator between the electrodes and an electrolyte occupying pores in the electrodes and separator. The mutilayer cell is electrolyzed to disassociate water within the cell to oxygen gas and hydrogen gas. A vacuum is applied to the cell substantially at the same time as the electrolyzing step, to remove the oxygen gas and hydrogen gas. The cell is then sealed to form a ultracapacitor substantially free from water.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Niskayuna, NY
  2. Glenmont, NY
  3. Scotia, NY
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
874811
Patent Number(s):
6466428
Application Number:
09/655,362
Assignee:
General Electric Company (Niskayuna, NY)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01G - CAPACITORS
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:  
AC36-83CH10093
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
ultracapacitor; residual; water; removed; vacuum; multilayer; cell; provided; solid; nonporous; current; collectors; porous; electrodes; separating; separator; electrolyte; occupying; pores; mutilayer; electrolyzed; disassociate; oxygen; gas; hydrogen; applied; substantially; time; electrolyzing; step; remove; sealed; form; free; hydrogen gas; current collector; substantially free; oxygen gas; porous separator; /361/

Citation Formats

Wei, Chang, Jerabek, Elihu Calvin, and Day, James. Ultracapacitor having residual water removed under vacuum. United States: N. p., 2002. Web.
Wei, Chang, Jerabek, Elihu Calvin, & Day, James. Ultracapacitor having residual water removed under vacuum. United States.
Wei, Chang, Jerabek, Elihu Calvin, and Day, James. Tue . "Ultracapacitor having residual water removed under vacuum". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874811.
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title = {Ultracapacitor having residual water removed under vacuum},
author = {Wei, Chang and Jerabek, Elihu Calvin and Day, James},
abstractNote = {A multilayer cell is provided that comprises two solid, nonporous current collectors, two porous electrodes separating the current collectors, a porous separator between the electrodes and an electrolyte occupying pores in the electrodes and separator. The mutilayer cell is electrolyzed to disassociate water within the cell to oxygen gas and hydrogen gas. A vacuum is applied to the cell substantially at the same time as the electrolyzing step, to remove the oxygen gas and hydrogen gas. The cell is then sealed to form a ultracapacitor substantially free from water.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {2002},
month = {10}
}

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Mobility and Ionic Association of Lithium Salts in a Propylene Carbonate-Ethyl Methyl Carbonate Mixed Solvent
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