Metal-air fuel cell battery system having means for discharging and recharging metal-fuel cards supplied from a cassette-type storage device
First Claim
1. A metal-air fuel cell battery system, comprising:
- a cassette storage device having one or more storage compartments for storing a supply of charged metal-fuel cards for discharging, each said charged metal-fuel card being physically disconnected from each other said charged metal-fuel card and movable in a manner independent from each other charged metal-fuel card; and
a discharging device for discharging one or more of said charged metal-fuel cards supplied from said cassette storage device so as to produce one or more discharged metal-fuel cards and electrical power for supply to an electrical load, wherein each said charged metal-fuel card is maintained substantially stationary relative to said discharging device when said electrical power is being produced therefrom.
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Abstract
Disclosed are metal-air fuel-cell battery (FCB) systems adapted to discharge a supply of (re)charged metal-fuel cards supplied from a cassette-type storage device, wherein each (re)charged metal-fuel card is physically disconnected from each other (re)charged metal-fuel card. Each (re)charged metal-fuel card is automatically loaded from the cassette-type cartridge into the discharging bay of the system, and after discharged, transported back into the cassette-type storage device. In the illustrative embodiments, a metal-air FCB system is disclosed, wherein the system is adapted to one or more discharged metal-fuel cards supplied from the cassette-type storage device. In such a system, each discharged metal-fuel card is automatically loaded from the cassette-type cartridge into the (re)charging bay of the system, and after (re)charging, transported back into the cassette-type storage device. In another illustrative embodiment of the present invention, simultaneous discharging and recharging of metal-fuel cards is enabled in a simple and convenient manner.
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15 Claims
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1. A metal-air fuel cell battery system, comprising:
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a cassette storage device having one or more storage compartments for storing a supply of charged metal-fuel cards for discharging, each said charged metal-fuel card being physically disconnected from each other said charged metal-fuel card and movable in a manner independent from each other charged metal-fuel card; and
a discharging device for discharging one or more of said charged metal-fuel cards supplied from said cassette storage device so as to produce one or more discharged metal-fuel cards and electrical power for supply to an electrical load, wherein each said charged metal-fuel card is maintained substantially stationary relative to said discharging device when said electrical power is being produced therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A metal-air fuel cell battery system comprising:
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a cassette storage device having one or more storage compartments for storing a supply of charged metal-fuel cards for discharging, each said charged metal-fuel card being physically disconnected from each other said metal-fuel card;
a discharging device for discharging one or more charged metal-air fuel cards so as to produce one or more discharged metal-fuel cards and electrical power for supply to an electrical load, wherein each said charged metal-fuel card is maintained substantially stationary relative to said discharging device when said electrical power is being produced therefrom; and
a first mechanism for automatically transporting one or more of said charged metal-fuel cards from said cassette storage device into said discharging device for producing electrical power for supply to said electrical load. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
a second mechanism for automatically transporting one or more discharged metal-fuel cards from said discharging device, back into said cassette storage device.
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7. The metal-air fuel cell battery system of claim 5, wherein said discharging device further comprises means for simultaneously discharging a plurality of said charged metal-fuel cards.
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8. A metal-air fuel cell battery system comprising:
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a cassette storage device having one or more storage compartments for storing a supply of discharged metal-fuel cards for recharging, each said discharged metal-fuel card being physically disconnected from each other said discharged metal-fuel card;
a recharging device for recharging one or more discharged metal-air fuel cards so as to produce one or more charged metal-fuel cards, wherein each said discharged metal-fuel card is maintained substantially stationary relative to said recharging device when electrical power is being supplied to said discharged metal-fuel card during recharging;
a first mechanism for automatically transporting one or more discharged metal-fuel cards from said cassette storage device, back into said recharging device; and
a second mechanism for automatically transporting one or more charged metal-fuel cards from said recharging device, back into said cassette storage device. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A metal-air fuel cell battery system comprising:
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a cassette storage device having one or more storage compartments for storing a supply of charged metal-fuel cards for discharging, each said charged metal-fuel card being physically disconnected from each other said charged metal-fuel card;
a discharging device for discharging one or more of said charged metal-air fuel cards so as to produce one or more discharged metal-fuel cards and electrical power for supply to an electrical load, wherein each said charged metal-fuel card is maintained substantially stationary relative to said discharging device when said electrical power is being produced therefrom;
a recharging device for recharging one or more discharged metal-air fuel cards and producing one or more charged metal-fuel cards by supplying electrical power said one or more discharged metal-fuel cards, wherein each said discharged metal-fuel card is maintained substantially stationary relative to said recharging device when said electrical power is being supplied thereto;
a first mechanism for automatically transporting one or more charged metal-fuel cards from said cassette storage device into said discharging device;
a second mechanism for automatically transporting one or more discharged metal-fuel cards from said discharging device, back into said cassette storage device;
a third mechanism for automatically transporting one or more discharged metal-fuel cards from said cassette storage device into said recharging device; and
a fourth mechanism for automatically transporting one or more charged metal-fuel cards from said recharging device, back into said cassette storage device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A metal-air fuel cell battery system comprising:
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a cassette storage device having one or more storage compartments for storing a supply of charged metal-fuel cards for discharging, each said charged metal-fuel card being physically disconnected from each other said charged metal-fuel card;
a discharging device for discharging one or more of said charged metal-air fuel cards so as to produce one or more discharged metal-fuel cards and electrical power for supply to an electrical load, wherein each said charged metal-fuel card is maintained substantially stationary relative to said discharging device when said electrical power is being produced therefrom;
a recharging device for recharging one or more discharged metal-air fuel cards and producing one or more charged metal-fuel cards by supplying electrical power to one or more discharged metal-fuel cards, wherein each said discharged metal-fuel card is maintained substantially stationary relative to said recharging device when said electrical power is being supplied thereto;
a first mechanism for automatically transporting one or more charged metal-fuel cards from said cassette storage device into said discharging device;
a second mechanism for automatically transporting one or more discharged metal-fuel cards from said discharging device, back into said cassette storage device;
a third mechanism for automatically transporting one or more discharged metal-fuel cards from said cassette storage device into said recharging device; and
a fourth mechanism for automatically transporting one or more charged metal-fuel cards from said recharging device, back into said cassette storage device.
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