Recombination device for storage batteries
Abstract
A recombination device including a gas-tight enclosure connected to receive he discharge gases from a rechargeable storage battery. Catalytic material for the recombination of hydrogen and oxygen to form water is supported within the enclosure. The enclosure is sealed from the atmosphere by a liquid seal including two vertical chambers interconnected with an inverted U-shaped overflow tube. The first chamber is connected at its upper portion to the enclosure and the second chamber communicates at its upper portion with the atmosphere. If the pressure within the enclosure differs as overpressure or vacuum by more than the liquid level, the liquid is forced into one of the two chambers and the overpressure is vented or the vacuum is relieved. The recombination device also includes means for returning recombined liquid to the battery and for absorbing metal hydrides.
- Inventors:
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- Liederbach, DE
- Bad Krozingen, DE
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865326
- Patent Number(s):
- 4497880
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- 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:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- recombination; device; storage; batteries; including; gas-tight; enclosure; connected; receive; discharge; gases; rechargeable; battery; catalytic; material; hydrogen; oxygen; form; water; supported; sealed; atmosphere; liquid; seal; vertical; chambers; interconnected; inverted; u-shaped; overflow; tube; chamber; upper; portion; communicates; pressure; differs; overpressure; vacuum; level; forced; vented; relieved; means; returning; recombined; absorbing; metal; hydrides; metal hydrides; flow tube; liquid seal; storage batteries; upper portion; liquid level; metal hydride; device including; catalytic material; storage battery; recombination device; seal including; inverted u-shaped; form water; discharge gas; absorbing metal; tight enclosure; discharge gases; /429/
Citation Formats
Kraft, Helmut, and Ledjeff, Konstantin. Recombination device for storage batteries. United States: N. p., 1985.
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title = {Recombination device for storage batteries},
author = {Kraft, Helmut and Ledjeff, Konstantin},
abstractNote = {A recombination device including a gas-tight enclosure connected to receive he discharge gases from a rechargeable storage battery. Catalytic material for the recombination of hydrogen and oxygen to form water is supported within the enclosure. The enclosure is sealed from the atmosphere by a liquid seal including two vertical chambers interconnected with an inverted U-shaped overflow tube. The first chamber is connected at its upper portion to the enclosure and the second chamber communicates at its upper portion with the atmosphere. If the pressure within the enclosure differs as overpressure or vacuum by more than the liquid level, the liquid is forced into one of the two chambers and the overpressure is vented or the vacuum is relieved. The recombination device also includes means for returning recombined liquid to the battery and for absorbing metal hydrides.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985}
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