Metal oxide-hydrogen battery having modules extending longitudinally of the pressure vessel
First Claim
1. In a metal oxide-hydrogen battery, an outer pressure vessel including a generally cylindrical shell, at least one cell module disposed in said shell and including a positive electrode and a negative electrode, said cell module being generally rectangular in shape and extending longitudinally of the axis of the shell, heat transfer means disposed flatwise on a side of said cell module and having opposed ends disposed in engagement with the inner surface of said cylindrical shell, said heat transfer means being composed of a material having a high coefficient of thermal conductivity for transferring of heat from said cell module to said shell.
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A metal oxide-hydrogen battery having an outer sealed pressure vessel including a generally cylindrical shell. A plurality of generally rectangular cell modules are disposed in the shell and extend longitudinally of the shell. Each cell module has at least one positive electrode and a negative electrode. Separating the cell modules are heat transfer fins composed of a material having a high coefficient of thermal conductivity. The opposed edges of each fin are provided with flexible flanges that engage and complement the inner surface of the cylindrical pressure vessel shell and serve to transfer heat from the cell modules to the vessel shell.
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- 1. In a metal oxide-hydrogen battery, an outer pressure vessel including a generally cylindrical shell, at least one cell module disposed in said shell and including a positive electrode and a negative electrode, said cell module being generally rectangular in shape and extending longitudinally of the axis of the shell, heat transfer means disposed flatwise on a side of said cell module and having opposed ends disposed in engagement with the inner surface of said cylindrical shell, said heat transfer means being composed of a material having a high coefficient of thermal conductivity for transferring of heat from said cell module to said shell.
- 9. In a metal oxide-hydrogen battery, an outer pressure vessel including a generally cylindrical shell, a plurality of cell modules disposed in a side-by-side stacked relation in said shell, said cell modules being generally rectangular in configuration and extending longitudinally of said shell, each cell module including a positive electrode and a negative electrode, a heat transfer fin disposed flatwise between adjacent cell modules in said stack, each fin having a pair of opposed ends, a generally flexible flange on each of said opposed ends of each fin, said flanges being disposed in contact with the inner surface of said shell, and electrical connecting means connecting said electrodes in an electrical circuit.
- 16. In a metal oxide-hydrogen battery, an outer pressure vessel including a generally cylindrical shell, a plurality of cell modules disposed in side-by-side stacked relation in said shell, each cell module being generally rectangular in configuration and extending longitudinally of the axis of said shell, each cell module having a plurality of positive electrodes and a plurality of negative electrodes, each cell module including a pair of opposed first edges extending parallel to the axis of said shell and a pair of opposed second edges connecting said first edges and extending transversely of said axis, a heat transfer fin disposed flatwise between each adjacent pair of cell modules with each fin having opposed ends projecting beyond the first edges of said cell modules, a flexible flange connected to each of said ends of said fins and disposed in engagement with the inner surface of said cylindrical shell, a plurality of positive tabs connected to the positive electrodes of each cell module, a plurality of negative tabs connected to the negative electrodes of each cell module, said tabs projecting beyond the second edges of said cell modules, electrical connecting means extending transversely of the shell and connecting said tabs in an electrical circuit, and support means interconnecting said electrical connecting means and said shell for preventing longitudinal displacement of said cell modules within said shell, said support means being insulated from said electrical conducting means.
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