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Electric double layer capacitor and method for producing the same
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1984-08-07
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Granted: 1986-06-24
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Expires: 2004-08-07
Abstract
Abstract An electric double layer capacitor having polarizable electrodes including activated carbon fibers which are fully activated and have a large specific surface area, and a method for making the same. Each of the polarizable electrodes is composed of an activated carbon element having a surface fiber ratio (total geometric surface area of fabric/total geometric surface area of secondary fibers or strands) of 0.01 or more. Each activated carbon element is in the form of a woven fabric, nonwoven fabric, felt or the like including activated carbon fibers.
Inventors
- 👤 Akihiko Yoshida
- 👤 Atsushi Nishino
- 👤 Ichiro Tanahashi
- 👤 Yasuhiro Takeuchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 20:54
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04H; D04H1/00; D04H1/40; D04H1/42; D04H1/4209; D04H1/4242; H; H01; H01G; H01G11/00; H01G11/22; H01G11/24; H01G11/26; H01G11/30; H01G11/32; H01G11/40; H01G11/44; H01G11/34; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/13; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/43; Y10T29/435
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
In an electric double layer capacitor including a pair of polarizable electrodes, the improvement wherein each of said polarizble electrodes includes an activated carbon element comprising a material having activated carbon fibers dispersed therethrough, said electrode having a surface fiber ratio of at least 0.01, wherein said surface fiber ratio is defined as the ratio of the total geometric surface area of said material to the total geometric surface area of said activated carbon fibers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
In an electric double layer capacitor including a pair of polarizable electrodes, the improvement wherein each of said polarizble electrodes includes an activated carbon element comprising a material having activated carbon fibers dispersed therethrough, said electrode having a surface fiber ratio of at least 0.01, wherein said surface fiber ratio is defined as the ratio of the total geometric surface area of said material to the total geometric surface area of said activated carbon fibers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A capacitor according to claim 1, wherein said material is selected from the group consisting of a woven fabric, nonwoven fabric and felt, and wherein conductive wires are dispersed therethrough in addition to said activated carbon fibers.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of making a polarizable electrode for an electric double layer capacitor having a pair of polarizable electrodes, said method including the step of carbonizing and activating a material comprising one of a woven fabric, nonwoven fabric and felt, which are composed of secondary fibers, said material having a surface fiber ratio of at least 0.01, wherein said surface fiber ratio is defined as the ratio of the total geometric surface area of said material to the total geometric surface area of said secondary fibers.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of making a polarizable electrode for an electric double layer capacitor having a pair of polarizable electrodes, said method including the step of carbonizing and activating a material comprising one of a woven fabric, nonwoven fabric and felt, which are composed of secondary fibers, said material having a surface fiber ratio of at least 0.01, wherein said surface fiber ratio is defined as the ratio of the total geometric surface area of said material to the total geometric surface area of said secondary fibers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 3, wherein said secondary fibers are composed of twisted primary fibers, the diameter of said primary fibers being less than 20 μm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
59 words
A capacitor according to claim 4, wherein said material comprises a woven fabric made by weaving one of said activated carbon fibers alone and a combination of activated carbon fibers and conductive wires by a type of weaving selected from the group consisting of a plain weave, basket weave, satin weave, twill weave, three-dimensional weave and any combination thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A capacitor according to claim 4, wherein said activated carbon fibers are made of a material selected from the group consisting of phenol, rayon, pitch and PAN type fibers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method according to claim 3, wherein said one of a woven fabric, non woven fabric and felt has a weight (g/m 2 ) from 20 g/m 2 to 1000 g/m 2 .
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 3, wherein said fiber is made of a material selected from the group consisting of phenol, rayon, pitch and PAN type fibers.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method according to claim 3, wherein said one of woven fabric, nonwoven fabric and felt has a weight (g/m 2 ) of from 0.002 A (g/m 2 ) to 0.2 A (g/m 2 ), where the desired capacitance is represented by A farads/m 2 of activated carbon element.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 3, wherein said one of woven fabric, nonwoven fabric and felt comprises an element made of a combination of conductive wires and one of phenol, rayon, pitch and PAN type fibers.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 10, wherein said conductive wires are made of a material having a melting point higher than the carbonization and activation temperatures of said element.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 10, wherein said conductive wires are made of a material selected from the group consisting of tantalum, titanium, nichrome and an alloy thereof.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 3, wherein said carbonization and activation process is effected in an atmosphere including at least nitrogen and water vapor.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 3, wherein said element comprising one of a woven fabric, nonwoven fabric, felt is impregnated with water prior to activation.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 14, wherein said water contains ions of at least one of alkaline metal and alkaline earth metal.
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