Bipolar battery with array of sealed cells
Abstract
A lithium alloy/metal sulfide battery as a dipolar battery is disclosed with an array of stacked cells with the anode and cathode electrode materials in each cell sealed in a confining structure and separated from one another except across separator material interposed therebetween. The separator material is contained in a module having separate perforated metallic sheets that sandwich opposite sides of the separator material for the cell and an annular insulating spacer that surrounds the separator material beyond the perforations and is also sandwiched between and sealed to the sheets. The peripheral edges of the sheets project outwardly beyond the spacer, traverse the side edges of the adjacent electrode material to form cup-like electrode holders, and are fused to the adjacent current collector or end face members of the array. Electrolyte is infused into the electrolyte cavity through the perforations of one of the metallic sheets with the perforations also functioning to allow ionic conductance across the separator material between the adjacent electrodes. A gas-tight housing provides an enclosure of the array.
- Inventors:
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- New Lenox, IL
- Lemont, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866343
- Patent Number(s):
- 4687717
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represent by United States (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:
- bipolar; battery; array; sealed; cells; lithium; alloy; metal; sulfide; dipolar; disclosed; stacked; anode; cathode; electrode; materials; cell; confining; structure; separated; separator; material; interposed; therebetween; contained; module; separate; perforated; metallic; sheets; sandwich; opposite; annular; insulating; spacer; surrounds; perforations; sandwiched; peripheral; edges; outwardly; traverse; adjacent; form; cup-like; holders; fused; current; collector; electrolyte; infused; cavity; functioning; allow; ionic; conductance; electrodes; gas-tight; housing; provides; enclosure; bipolar battery; metal sulfide; current collector; electrode material; cathode electrode; lithium alloy; electrode materials; separator material; sulfide battery; adjacent electrodes; housing provides; form cu; peripheral edges; peripheral edge; perforated metal; electrode holder; electrolyte cavity; material interposed; stacked cells; /429/
Citation Formats
Kaun, Thomas D, and Smaga, John A. Bipolar battery with array of sealed cells. United States: N. p., 1987.
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@article{osti_866343,
title = {Bipolar battery with array of sealed cells},
author = {Kaun, Thomas D and Smaga, John A},
abstractNote = {A lithium alloy/metal sulfide battery as a dipolar battery is disclosed with an array of stacked cells with the anode and cathode electrode materials in each cell sealed in a confining structure and separated from one another except across separator material interposed therebetween. The separator material is contained in a module having separate perforated metallic sheets that sandwich opposite sides of the separator material for the cell and an annular insulating spacer that surrounds the separator material beyond the perforations and is also sandwiched between and sealed to the sheets. The peripheral edges of the sheets project outwardly beyond the spacer, traverse the side edges of the adjacent electrode material to form cup-like electrode holders, and are fused to the adjacent current collector or end face members of the array. Electrolyte is infused into the electrolyte cavity through the perforations of one of the metallic sheets with the perforations also functioning to allow ionic conductance across the separator material between the adjacent electrodes. A gas-tight housing provides an enclosure of the array.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987}
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