RECHARGEABLE ZINC ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICE

• US 3,822,149 A
• Filed: 02/17/1972
• Issued: 07/02/1974
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/1972
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hale H
• Original Assignee: Hale H
• Inventors: HALE H
• Application Number:
  US05/227,046
• Time in Patent Office: 866 Days
• US Class Current: 429/406
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/4214 Arrangements for moving electrodes or electrolyte
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 12/08 composed of a half-cell of a fuel-cell type and a half-cell of the secondary-cell type
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A RECHARAGEABLE ZINC CELL AND BATTERY, PREFERABLY A ZINCAIR CELL AND BATTERY, ARE DISCLOSED IN WHICH THE CELL COMPRISES (1) A CIRCULAR CASING HAVING A CIRCULAR RESERVOIR WITH ELECTROLYTE CONTAINED THEREIN; (2) A ROTATABLE ELECTRODE, HAVING AT LEAST ONE PLANAR ZINC SURFACE, ENCLOSED COAXIALLY IN THE RESERVOIR; (3) A STATIONARY PLANAR COUNTERELECTRODE SPACED FROM THE ROTATABLE ELECTRODE; (4) MEANS

FOR PREVENTING THE ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION IN THE AXIAL AREA OF THE ZINC SURFACE; (5) WIPER MEANS DISPOSED BETWEEN THE ELECTRODES FOR LIGHTLY ABRADING THE ZINC SURFACE, AND (6) MEANS FOR AGITATING THE ELECTROLYTE TO MAINTAIN PARTICULATE MATTER IN SUSPENSION.

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