Charge storage device
First Claim
1. A charge storage device comprising:
- a charge storage cell including;
(a) a first electrode;
(b) a second electrode being opposed to and spaced apart from the first electrode; and
(c) a porous separator disposed between the electrodes;
a sealed package for containing the cell and an electrolyte in which the cell is immersed; and
at least two terminals extending from the package to allow external electrical connection to the cell, wherein the volumetric FOM (Figure of Merit) of the device is greater than about 3.2 Watts/cm3 and the device has a maximum thickness of less than about 7 mm.
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Abstract
A charge storage device comprising: a first electrode, a second electrode being opposed to and spaced apart from the first electrode; a porous separator disposed between the electrodes; a sealed package for containing the electrodes, the separator and an electrolyte in which the electrodes are immersed; and a first terminal and a second terminal being electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode respectively and both extending from the package to allow external electrical connection to the respective electrodes, wherein the gravimetric FOM of the device is greater than about 2.1 Watts/gram. Also described is a method of manufacturing a charge storage device, the method comprising the steps of: providing a first electrode; disposing a second electrode in opposition to and spaced apart from the first electrode; disposing a porous separator between the electrodes; containing within a sealed package the electrodes, the separator and an electrolyte, wherein the electrodes are immersed in the electrolyte; and electrically connecting a first terminal and a second terminal to the first electrode and the second electrode respectively such that the terminals extending from the package to allow external electrical connection to the respective electrodes, wherein the gravimetric FOM of the device is greater than about 2.1 Watts/gram.
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69 Claims
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1. A charge storage device comprising:
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a charge storage cell including; (a) a first electrode; (b) a second electrode being opposed to and spaced apart from the first electrode; and (c) a porous separator disposed between the electrodes; a sealed package for containing the cell and an electrolyte in which the cell is immersed; and at least two terminals extending from the package to allow external electrical connection to the cell, wherein the volumetric FOM (Figure of Merit) of the device is greater than about 3.2 Watts/cm3 and the device has a maximum thickness of less than about 7 mm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A charge storage device including:
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a charge storage cell including; (a) a first electrode having a first layer including a carbon having a surface area greater than 400 m2/gram; (b) a second electrode having a second layer including a carbon having a surface area greater than 400 m2/gram; and (c) a porous separator disposed between the electrodes; a sealed package for containing the cell and an organic electrolyte in which the cell is immersed, wherein the first and second layers are opposed and spaced apart; and at least two terminals that extend from the package to allow external electrical connection to the cell, wherein the volumetric FOM (Figure of Merit) of the device is greater than about 1.1 Watts/cm3 and the device has a maximum thickness of less than about 7 mm. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A charge storage device including:
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a charge storage cell including; (a) a first electrode; (b) a second electrode being opposed to and spaced apart from the first electrode; and (c) a porous separator disposed between the electrodes; a sealed package for containing the cell and an electrolyte in which the cell is immersed; and at least two terminals that extend from the package to allow external electrical connection to the cell, wherein the gravimetric power maximum of the device is greater than about 12.5 Watts/gram and the device has a maximum thickness of less than about 7 mm. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A charge storage device including:
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a charge storage cell having; (a) a first electrode; (b) a second electrode being opposed to and spaced apart from the first electrode; and (c) a porous separator disposed between the electrodes; a sealed package for containing the cell and an electrolyte in which the cell is immersed; and at least two terminals that extend from the package to allow external electrical connection to the cell, wherein the volumetric power maximum of the device is greater than about 35 Watts/cm3 and the device has a maximum thickness of less than about 7 mm. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A charge storage device including:
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a charge storage cell including; (a) a first electrode having a first layer including a carbon having a surface area of at least about 400 m2/gram; (b) a second electrode having a second layer including a carbon having a surface area of at least about 400 m2/gram, the second layer being opposed to and spaced apart from the first layer; (c) a porous separator disposed between the electrodes; a sealed package for containing the cell and an electrolyte in which the cell is immersed; and at least two terminals that extend from the package to allow external electrical connection to the respective electrodes, wherein the gravimetric power maximum of the device is greater than about 4.8 Watts/gram and the device has a maximum thickness of less than about 7 mm. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A charge storage device comprising:
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a charge storage cell including; (a) a first electrode; (b) a second electrode being opposed to and spaced apart from the first electrode; and (c) a porous separator disposed between the electrodes; a sealed package for containing the cell and an electrolyte in which the cell is immersed; and at least two terminals that extend from the package to allow external electrical connection to the respective electrodes, wherein the gravimetric FOM (Figure of Merit) of the device is greater than about 2.1 Watts/gram and the device has a maximum thickness of less than about 7 mm. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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