Multi-cell metal-fluid battery

Abstract

Abstract AN IMPROVED, MULTI-CELL METAL-FLUID BATTERY COMPRISES A CONTAINER HAVING A SIDEWALL AND ENDWALLS DEFINING A HOLLOW INTERIOR WITHIN WHICH ARE STACKED A PLURALITY OF CELLS ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED IN SERIES, EACH CELL CONTAINING A PAIR OF ELECTRODES AND ELECTROLYTE ACTIVATED UPON CONTACT WITH A FLUID. FLUID FLOW CONTROL MEANS ARE PROVIDED WHICH DISTRIBUTE MOISTURE TO THE ELECTROLYTE AND AN OXYGEN-CONTAINING GAS TO THE CELLS TO SUSTAIN THE REACTION IN THE CELLS. THE FLUID FLOW CONTROL MEANS INCLUDE MEANS OF SEPARATING EACH OF THE CELLS IN THE STACK TO PROVIDE A TRANSVERSE FLUID FLOW PASSAGEWAY THEREBETWEEN, CIRCULATION MEANS SUCH AS A BLOWER ACTIVATED BY A MOTOR, MEANS SPACING THE STACK OF CELLS INWARDLY OF THE SIDEWALL TO DE- FINE A PERIPHERAL FLUID FLOW PASSAGEWAY, CENTRAL OPENINGS IN THE CELLS DEFINING A RETURN PASSAGEWAY, FLUID SUPPLY MEANS AND FLUID COOLING MEANS SUCH AS COOLING CORE.

Inventors

• 👤 E Dennison

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