Fluid Manager Having a Chassis-Mounted Actuator and a Battery Including the Same
First Claim
1. A battery comprising:
- at least one fluid consuming cell comprising;
a cell housing comprising one or more fluid entry ports for the passage of a fluid into the cell, a first fluid consuming electrode disposed within said cell housing, and a second electrode disposed within said cell housing; and
a fluid regulating system comprising;
a valve for adjusting the rate of passage of the fluid into said fluid consuming electrode, said valve comprises a first plate and a second plate each having opposing surfaces adjacent each other, said second plate being movable relative to said first plate so as to open and close said valve, a chassis comprising an aperture slidably receiving said second plate, and an actuator disposed on said chassis for operating said valve, said actuator is responsive to a cell voltage.
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Abstract
A fluid consuming battery (10) is provided with a fluid regulating system (50) for regulating fluid entry into the battery. The battery (10) includes a fluid consuming cell (20) having a cell housing with fluid entry ports for the passage of a fluid into the cell housing. A first fluid consuming electrode and a second electrode are disposed within the cell housing. The fluid regulating system (50) includes a valve having a moving plate (66) disposed adjacent to a fixed plate (62). The moving plate and fixed plate both have fluid entry ports (68, 64) that align in an open valve position and are misaligned in a closed valve position. The fluid regulating system (50) also includes an actuator that may include one or more shape memory alloy (SMA) components (82a, 82b) for moving the moving plate (66) relative to the fixed plate (62) to open and close the valve.
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25 Claims
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1. A battery comprising:
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at least one fluid consuming cell comprising;
a cell housing comprising one or more fluid entry ports for the passage of a fluid into the cell, a first fluid consuming electrode disposed within said cell housing, and a second electrode disposed within said cell housing; and
a fluid regulating system comprising;
a valve for adjusting the rate of passage of the fluid into said fluid consuming electrode, said valve comprises a first plate and a second plate each having opposing surfaces adjacent each other, said second plate being movable relative to said first plate so as to open and close said valve, a chassis comprising an aperture slidably receiving said second plate, and an actuator disposed on said chassis for operating said valve, said actuator is responsive to a cell voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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