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Electrochemical apparatus for power delivery utilizing an air electrode

  • US 5,545,492 A
  • Filed: 09/29/1993
  • Issued: 08/13/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An array of electrochemical cells forming an electrochemical apparatus for energy storage and power delivery which comprisesa) an end +ve electrode and an end -ve electrode separated by one or more of bipolar mid-electrodes each of which has a +ve side and a -ve side which each face a respective +ve chamber and -ve chamber, the +ve side of each bipolar electrode comprising an electrically conductive substrate having a porous conductive surface, the bipolar electrodes being separated from one another by cation exchange membranes,b) means to form an intimate mixture of air/oxygen with an electrolyte to produce a dispersion of bubbles in the electrolyte, andc) means to circulate the electrolyte produced in step b) through the +ve chambers of the cell array.

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