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Quick charge battery with thermal management

  • US 5,871,859 A
  • Filed: 09/17/1997
  • Issued: 02/16/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A thermal management device for use with a battery, the battery having an exterior, at least one positive plate, at least one negative plate, at least one microporous partition, the partition positioned between the positive and negative plates and disposed within a gas-tight case containing an electrolyte solution and producing an electrical potential, the thermal management device comprising:

  • a heat sink disposed within the partition in heat exchange relationship with the electrolyte; and

    a thermoelectric generator partially disposed within the partition comprised of a plurality of alternating p-type semiconductor materials and n-type semiconductor materials having air gaps therebetween, the p-type and n-type semiconductor materials having a first end and a second end disposed in electrical contact with a plurality of first junction surfaces on the first end and in electrical contact with a plurality of second junction surfaces on the second end, the first junction surface in heat exchange relationship with the heat sink, the second surface junction in heat exchange relationship with the exterior of the battery.

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