Compact high voltage battery
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1. A battery, comprising a housing, said housing comprising a cylindrical wall and end caps secured to opposed ends of said wall to form a chamber between said wall and said end caps;
- a plurality of laminar electrical cells stacked in contiguous series relationship in said chamber, said cells each comprising an electrically conductive layer, an anode layer on said electrically conductive layer, a separator permeated by liquid electrolyte on said anode layer, and a slurry cathode layer comprising a dispersion of cathode particles in liquid electrolyte on a central region of said separator; and
an insulating spacer on each separator and formed with a central opening within which the cathode layer on said separator is received;
the spacer on each separator, except the spacer on the separator in an end one of said cells, being separated from the spacer on the separator in the next contiguous cell by the electrically conductive layer, the anode layer, and the separator of said next contiguous cell.
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A high voltage, low impedance laminar battery comprising a stack of series connected cells confined under pressure in a housing. The cells comprise laminar anodes, cathodes and separators. The cells are connected in series by laminar conductive intercell connectors. An annular spacer is associated with each cell. The spacers are separated by interdigitated ones of the separators and intercell connectors.
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1. A battery, comprising a housing, said housing comprising a cylindrical wall and end caps secured to opposed ends of said wall to form a chamber between said wall and said end caps;
- a plurality of laminar electrical cells stacked in contiguous series relationship in said chamber, said cells each comprising an electrically conductive layer, an anode layer on said electrically conductive layer, a separator permeated by liquid electrolyte on said anode layer, and a slurry cathode layer comprising a dispersion of cathode particles in liquid electrolyte on a central region of said separator; and
an insulating spacer on each separator and formed with a central opening within which the cathode layer on said separator is received;
the spacer on each separator, except the spacer on the separator in an end one of said cells, being separated from the spacer on the separator in the next contiguous cell by the electrically conductive layer, the anode layer, and the separator of said next contiguous cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
- a plurality of laminar electrical cells stacked in contiguous series relationship in said chamber, said cells each comprising an electrically conductive layer, an anode layer on said electrically conductive layer, a separator permeated by liquid electrolyte on said anode layer, and a slurry cathode layer comprising a dispersion of cathode particles in liquid electrolyte on a central region of said separator; and
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4. A battery, comprising a housing, said housing comprising a cylindrical wall and end caps secured to opposed ends of said wall to form a chamber between said wall and said end caps;
- a plurality of laminar electrical cells stacked in contiguous series relationship in said chamber, said cells each comprising an electrically conductive layer, an anode layer on said electrically conductive layer, a separator permeated by liquid electrolyte on said anode layer, and a slurry cathode layer comprising a dispersion of cathode particles in liquid electrolyte on a central region of said separator; and
an insulating spacer supported on but not adhered to each separator and formed with a central opening within which the cathode layer on said separator is received;
the spacer on each separator, except the spacer on the separator in an end one of said cells, being separated from the spacer on the separator in the next contiguous cell by the electrically conductive layer, the anode layer, and the separator of said next contiguous cell; and
the borders of said spacers being adjacent to but not adhered to said wall to admit the passage of gas between said spacers and said wall.
- a plurality of laminar electrical cells stacked in contiguous series relationship in said chamber, said cells each comprising an electrically conductive layer, an anode layer on said electrically conductive layer, a separator permeated by liquid electrolyte on said anode layer, and a slurry cathode layer comprising a dispersion of cathode particles in liquid electrolyte on a central region of said separator; and
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5. A battery, comprising a housing, said housing comprising a cylindrical wall and end caps secured to opposed ends of said wall to form a chamber between said wall and said end caps;
- a plurality of laminar electrical cells stacked in contiguous series relationship in said chamber, said cells each comprising a conductive plastic layer, an anode on said conductive plastic layer, a separator on said anode, a cathode on a central region of said separator and liquid electrolyte permeating said anode, said separator, and said cathode; and
an insulating spacer adhered to the borders of said conductive plastic layer and supported on but not adhered to each separator and formed with a central opening within which the cathode layer on said separator is received;
the spacer on each separator, except the spacer on the separator in an end one of said cells, being separated from the spacer on the separator in the next contiguous cell by the conductive plastic layer, the anode layer, and the separator of said next contiguous cell; and
the borders of said spacers being adjacent to but not adhered to said wall to admit the passage of gas between said spacers and said wall.
- a plurality of laminar electrical cells stacked in contiguous series relationship in said chamber, said cells each comprising a conductive plastic layer, an anode on said conductive plastic layer, a separator on said anode, a cathode on a central region of said separator and liquid electrolyte permeating said anode, said separator, and said cathode; and
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6. A battery, comprising a housing, said housing comprising a cylindrical wall and end caps secured to opposed ends of said wall to form a chamber between said wall and said end caps;
- a plurality of laminar electrical cells stacked in contiguous series relationship in said chamber, said cells each comprising an electrically conductive layer, a zinc anode layer on said electrically conductive layer, a cellophane separator permeated by liquid electrolyte on said anode layer, and a slurry cathode layer comprising a dispersion of manganese dioxide and carbon particles in liquid electrolyte on a central region of said separator; and
an insulating spacer supported on but not adhered to each separator and formed with a central opening within which the cathode layer on said separator is received;
the spacer on each separator, except the spacer on the separator in an end one of said cells, being separated from the spacer on the separator in the next contiguous cell by the electrically conductive layer, the anode layer, and the separator of said next contiguous cell; and
the borders of said spacers being adjacent to but not adhered to said wall to admit the passage of gas between said spacers and said wall.
- a plurality of laminar electrical cells stacked in contiguous series relationship in said chamber, said cells each comprising an electrically conductive layer, a zinc anode layer on said electrically conductive layer, a cellophane separator permeated by liquid electrolyte on said anode layer, and a slurry cathode layer comprising a dispersion of manganese dioxide and carbon particles in liquid electrolyte on a central region of said separator; and
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