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High-temperature storage battery
Assignee: BROWM BOVERI & CIE AG A GERMAN CORP
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Filing: 1983-12-19
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Granted: 1985-06-11
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Expires: 2003-12-19
Abstract
Abstract High-temperature storage battery with a double-walled housing with insulating material arranged between the housing walls and the interior of the housing, containing at least one storage cell as well as a cooling medium. At least one distributor for feeding the cooling medium to the storage cells is provided in the interior of the housing.
Inventors
- 👤 Hilmar Esrom
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 01:30
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M10/00; H01M10/60; H01M10/62; H01M10/625; B; B60; B60L; B60L50/00; B60L50/50; B60L50/60; B60L50/64; B60L58/00; B60L58/10; B60L58/24; B60L58/27; H01M10/61; H01M10/613; H01M10/64; H01M10/643; H01M10/65; H01M10/653; H01M10/656; H01M10/6561; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/70
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
High-temperature storage battery comprising a double-walled housing with insulating material between the two walls of the housing, at least one module disposed in the interior of the housing containing a plurality of storage cells with empty spaces between the storage cells, at least one distributor in the module for distributing a fluid cooling medium to the storage cells in the module, a feedline connected to the fluid cooling medium for the introduction of the cooling medium to the storage cells, said distributor arranged between the feedline of the cooling medium in the module and the upper ends of the storage cells, formed of a continuous plate provided with openings arranged above the empty spaces between the storage cells.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
High-temperature storage battery comprising a double-walled housing with insulating material between the two walls of the housing, at least one module disposed in the interior of the housing containing a plurality of storage cells with empty spaces between the storage cells, at least one distributor in the module for distributing a fluid cooling medium to the storage cells in the module, a feedline connected to the fluid cooling medium for the introduction of the cooling medium to the storage cells, said distributor arranged between the feedline of the cooling medium in the module and the upper ends of the storage cells, formed of a continuous plate provided with openings arranged above the empty spaces between the storage cells.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
119 words
High-temperature storage battery comprising a double-walled housing with insulating material between the two walls of the housing, at least one module disposed in the interior of the housing containing a plurality of storage cells with empty spaces between the storage cells, at least one distributor in the module for distributing a fluid cooling medium to the storage cells in the module, a feedline connected to the fluid cooling medium for the introduction of the cooling medium to the storage cells, said distributor arranged between the feedline of the cooling medium in the module and the upper ends of the storage cells, formed by two plate sections which do not cover the region in the center above the storage cells.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
119 words
High-temperature storage battery comprising a double-walled housing with insulating material between the two walls of the housing, at least one module disposed in the interior of the housing containing a plurality of storage cells with empty spaces between the storage cells, at least one distributor in the module for distributing a fluid cooling medium to the storage cells in the module, a feedline connected to the fluid cooling medium for the introduction of the cooling medium to the storage cells, said distributor arranged between the feedline of the cooling medium in the module and the upper ends of the storage cells, formed by two plate sections which do not cover the region in the center above the storage cells.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
122 words
High-temperature storage battery comprising a double-walled housing with insulating material between the two walls of the housing, at least one module disposed in the interior of the housing containing a plurality of storage cells with empty spaces between the storage cells, at least one distributor in the module for distributing a fluid cooling medium to the storage cells in the module, a feedline connected to the fluid cooling medium for the introduction of the cooling medium to the storage cells, said distributor arranged between the feedline of the cooling medium in the module and the upper ends of the storage cells, formed of a plate in a wedge-shaped design and provided with openings arranged above the empty spaces between the storage cells.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
122 words
High-temperature storage battery comprising a double-walled housing with insulating material between the two walls of the housing, at least one module disposed in the interior of the housing containing a plurality of storage cells with empty spaces between the storage cells, at least one distributor in the module for distributing a fluid cooling medium to the storage cells in the module, a feedline connected to the fluid cooling medium for the introduction of the cooling medium to the storage cells, said distributor arranged between the feedline of the cooling medium in the module and the upper ends of the storage cells, formed of a plate in a wedge-shaped design and provided with openings arranged above the empty spaces between the storage cells.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
118 words
High-temperature storage battery comprising a double-walled housing with insulating material between the two walls of the housing, at least one module disposed in the interior of the housing containing a plurality of storage cells with empty spaces between the storage cells, at least one distributor in the module for distributing a fluid cooling medium to the storage cells in the module, a feedline connected to the fluid cooling medium for the introduction of the cooling medium to the storage cells, said distributor arranged between the feedline of the cooling medium in the module and the lower ends of the storage cells, formed of a continuous plate provided with openings arranged under the empty spaces between the storage cells.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
118 words
High-temperature storage battery comprising a double-walled housing with insulating material between the two walls of the housing, at least one module disposed in the interior of the housing containing a plurality of storage cells with empty spaces between the storage cells, at least one distributor in the module for distributing a fluid cooling medium to the storage cells in the module, a feedline connected to the fluid cooling medium for the introduction of the cooling medium to the storage cells, said distributor arranged between the feedline of the cooling medium in the module and the lower ends of the storage cells, formed of a continuous plate provided with openings arranged under the empty spaces between the storage cells.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
High-temperature storage battery according to claim 1, including a line through which the cooling medium enters, extending from the exterior to the interior of the double-walled housing to the upper end of a side of the module.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
High-temperature storage battery according to claim 2, including a line through which the cooling medium enters, extending from the exterior of the interior of the double-walled housing to the upper end of a side of the module.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
High-temperature storage battery according to claim 3, including a line through which the cooling medium enters, extending from the exterior to the interior of the double-walled housing to the upper end of a side of the module.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
High-temperature storage battery according to claim 4, including a line through which the cooling medium enters, extending from the exterior to the interior of the double-walled housing to the upper end of a side of the module.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
41 words
High-temperature storage battery according to claim 1, wherein the storage cells are arranged in the module in rows with an empty space which extends from the upper to the lower end of the storage cells between every four adjacent storage cells.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
41 words
High-temperature storage battery according to claim 2, wherein the storage cells are arranged in the module in rows with an empty space which extends from the upper to the lower end of the storage cells between every four adjacent storage cells.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
41 words
High-temperature storage battery according to claim 3, wherein the storage cells are arranged in the module in rows with an empty space which extends from the upper to the lower end of the storage cells between every four adjacent storage cells.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
41 words
High-temperature storage battery according to claim 4, wherein the storage cells are arranged in the module in rows with an empty space which extends from the upper to the lower end of the storage cells between every four adjacent storage cells.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
41 words
High-temperature storage battery according to claim 5, wherein the storage cells are arranged in the module in rows with an empty space which extends from the upper to the lower end of the storage cells between every four adjacent storage cells.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1988-06-10 | 1988-12-10 | 1989-06-11 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-06-10 | 1992-12-10 | 1993-06-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1996-06-10 | 1996-12-10 | 1997-06-11 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |