Composite material and current collector for battery
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1. A current collector for a battery, comprising:
- a first carbon foam structure including a network of pores;
a first electrical connection element coupled with the first carbon foam structure;
an intermediate bonding structure coupled with the first electrical connection element and the first carbon foam structure; and
a second carbon foam structure, including a network of pores, coupled with the intermediate bonding structure.
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Abstract
A composite material including a first carbon foam structure including a network of pores and a second carbon foam structure including a network of pores. An intermediate bonding structure is disposed at least in part between the first and second carbon foam structures.
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27 Claims
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1. A current collector for a battery, comprising:
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a first carbon foam structure including a network of pores; a first electrical connection element coupled with the first carbon foam structure; an intermediate bonding structure coupled with the first electrical connection element and the first carbon foam structure; and a second carbon foam structure, including a network of pores, coupled with the intermediate bonding structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A battery comprising:
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a housing; a positive terminal and a negative terminal; at least one cell disposed within the housing and including at least one positive plate and at least one negative plate connected to the positive terminal and negative terminal, respectively; and an electrolytic solution filling a volume between the positive and negative plates; wherein the at least one positive plate further includes a first carbon foam structure including a network of pores; a first electrical connection element coupled with the first carbon foam element; an intermediate bonding structure coupled with the first electrical connection element and the first carbon foam structure; a second carbon foam structure, including a network of pores, coupled with the intermediate bonding structure; and a chemically active paste disposed on the first and second carbon foam structures such that the chemically active paste penetrates at least some of the pores of both the first and second carbon foam structures. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A lead acid battery comprising:
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a housing; a positive terminal and a negative terminal external to the housing; a plurality of cells connected in series between the positive terminal and the negative terminal; a plurality of positive plates and a plurality of negative plates disposed in alternating series within each of the plurality of cells; and an electrolytic solution disposed within the housing and filling a volume between adjacent pairs of positive and negative plates; wherein both the plurality of positive plates and the plurality of negative plates further include a multi-layered structure comprising a first carbon foam structure including a network of pores; a first electrical connection element coupled with the first carbon foam structure; an intermediate bonding structure coupled with the first electrical connection element and the first carbon foam structure; a second carbon foam structure, including a network of pores, coupled with the intermediate bonding structure; and a chemically active paste disposed on the first and second carbon foam structures such that the chemically active paste penetrates at least some of the pores of both the first and second carbon foam structures.
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