Third electrode frame structure and method related thereto
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1. An electrode assembly, comprising:
- a first electrode having an outer perimeter;
a separator secured to the outer perimeter of the first electrode; and
a frame third electrode secured to an outer perimeter of the separator, wherein the separator is coplanar with the first electrode and the third frame electrode.
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Abstract
A third electrode frame structure for use in a fuel cell or battery is provided. The third electrode frame structure may include a first electrode, a separator positioned on an outer perimeter of the first electrode, and a frame third electrode coupled to the separator. The separator may be positioned in a same plane between the first electrode and the third frame electrode.
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25 Claims
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1. An electrode assembly, comprising:
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a first electrode having an outer perimeter;
a separator secured to the outer perimeter of the first electrode; and
a frame third electrode secured to an outer perimeter of the separator, wherein the separator is coplanar with the first electrode and the third frame electrode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A galvanic cell, comprising:
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a first electrode having an outer perimeter;
a first separator that is secured to the outer perimeter of the first electrode, and that is coplanar with the first electrode;
a frame third electrode that is coupled to the first separator, and that is coplanar with the first electrode;
a second separator that is oriented to be about perpendicular to the first separator, wherein the second separator is configured to spatially separate the first electrode and the third frame electrode from a second electrode;
a second electrode that is in communication with at least the first electrode and the third frame electrode, and that communicates through the second separator; and
a plurality of current collectors, and at least one of the plurality of current collectors contacting a respective one each of the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode separately from each other. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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contacting a first electrode with a first separator on an outer perimeter of the first electrode;
contacting the first separator with a third frame electrode, wherein the separator is in a same plane and disposed between the first electrode and the third frame electrode to provide a third electrode frame structure;
securing a second separator perpendicular to the first separator, so that the second separator is positioned between the third electrode frame assembly and a second electrode; and
the second electrode communicates through the second separator to both the first electrode and the third electrode, and thereby to make a third electrode frame structure for use in a galvanic cell. - View Dependent Claims (20, 22)
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23. An electrochemical cell system, comprising:
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means for separating a first electrode from a third frame electrode on an outer perimeter of the first electrode, and which is in about the same plane as the first electrode and the third frame electrode; and
means for separating the first electrode from a second electrode, and which is about perpendicular to the means for separating a first electrode from a third frame electrode, and the first electrode, the third frame electrode, or both the first electrode and the third frame electrode are capable of communicating with the second electrode through the means for separating the first electrode from a second electrode. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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