Stabilized nickel-zinc battery

Patent · Tue Apr 27 00:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:5156673

Himy, A; Wagner, O C

An alkaline nickel-zinc cell which has (1) a nickel-nickel hydroxide cathode; (2) a zinc-zinc oxide anode containing (A) a corrosion inhibitor such as PBO, SNO2, Tl2O3, in(OH)3 or mixtures thereof; (B) a slight corrosion accelerator such as cdo, bi2o3, ga2o3, or mixtures thereof; and (C) a zinc active material; (3) a mass-transport separator; (4) an alkaline electrolyte; and (5) means for charging the cell with an interrupted current having a frequency of from more than zero to 16 hertz with a rest period of not less than 60 milliseconds. Another desirable feature is the use of a pressure-cutoff switch to terminate charging when the internal pressure of the cell reaches a selected value in the range of from 5 to 8 psig.

• Assignee: Secretary of Navy
• Patent Number(s): US 4327157
• OSTI ID: 5156673
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 20 Feb 1981; Other Information: PAT-APPL-236348
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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25 ENERGY STORAGE
NICKEL-ZINC BATTERIES
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CORROSION INHIBITORS
CRYSTAL GROWTH
DENDRITES
ELECTRODES
ELECTROLYTES
INDIUM HYDROXIDES
LEAD OXIDES
NICKEL
NICKEL HYDROXIDES
THALLIUM OXIDES
TIN OXIDES
ZINC
ZINC OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CRYSTALS
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELEMENTS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXIDES
INDIUM COMPOUNDS
LEAD COMPOUNDS
METAL-METAL OXIDE BATTERIES
METALS
NICKEL COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
THALLIUM COMPOUNDS
TIN COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
ZINC COMPOUNDS
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