US4686161A
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Method of inhibiting voltage suppression lithium/fluorinated carbon batteries
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc
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Filing: 1985-09-16
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Granted: 1987-08-11
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Expires: 2005-09-16
Abstract
Abstract A means to eliminate the suppression of the closed circuit voltage of a Li/CF x battery during the initial part of its discharge is effected by blending an additive CF x which does not show significant voltage suppression with the (bulk) CF x that is normally used in fabricating cathodes for such batteries. Blending is used to get a mixture which has substantially minimized voltage suppression and has good capacity. The closed circuit voltage of a Li/CF x battery during the initial 10% of discharge is known to be lower than the closed circuit voltage during the later stages. This characteristic adversely impacts applications since the voltage at beginning of life is as low as the voltage indicating end of life, complicating design of circuitry to indicate end of life. In the disclosure, the material with no significant voltage suppression discharge, preferentially at the beginning of discharge leading to higher voltage and no suppression. The bulk material also discharges to some extent during this early stage of discharge. When the small percentage of coke-based CF x additive is depleted, the bulk CF x has discharged to the point that it no longer shows voltage suppression.
Inventors
- 👤 George A. Shia
- 👤 David J. Friedland
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 15:42
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M4/00; H01M4/02; H01M4/36; H01M4/58; H01M4/583; H01M4/5835; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
An improved lithium/fluorinated carbon battery wherein the cathode comprises a blend of at least two different CF x compositions which are derived from petroleum-based coke products which have been prepared by heat treatment at a temperature between about 800° C. and 2,000° C.: (a) a bulk CF x and (b) an additive CF x and wherein from about 0.5 percent to about 50 percent of (b) is characterized as having a closed circuit voltage of at least 150 mV above the plateau voltage of the bulk CF x and a specific capacity above 600 mAH/g.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
An improved lithium/fluorinated carbon battery wherein the cathode comprises a blend of at least two different CF x compositions which are derived from petroleum-based coke products which have been prepared by heat treatment at a temperature between about 800° C. and 2,000° C.: (a) a bulk CF x and (b) an additive CF x and wherein from about 0.5 percent to about 50 percent of (b) is characterized as having a closed circuit voltage of at least 150 mV above the plateau voltage of the bulk CF x and a specific capacity above 600 mAH/g.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The battery of claim 1 wherein the additive (b) is a coke based CF x .
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The battery of claim 2 wherein the the relative proportions of (a) and (b) are in the ranges of 70 percent to 98 percent and 30 percent to 2 percent, respectively.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The battery of claim 2 wherein the relative proportions of (a) and (b) are in the ranges of 80 to 95 percent and 20 to 5 percent, respectively.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
55 words
The battery of claim 4 wherein the recited amount of the additive CF x having a closed circuit voltage of at least 150 mV above the plateau voltage of the bulk CF x has a closed circuit voltage which does not exceed about 350 mV above the plateau voltage of the bulk CF x .
Claim 7
Independent Claim
139 words
A method for the elimination of suppression of the closed circuit voltage of a Li/CF x battery during the initial part of its discharge comprising blending with bulk coke-based CF x from about 0.5 percent to about 50 percent of a different additive coke-based CF x which does not show any voltage suppression and has a closed circuit voltage of at least 150 mV above the plateau voltage of the bulk CF x and a specific capacity about 600 mAH/g with the bulk CF x in forming the Li/CF x battery cathode, both said bulk coke-based CF x and additive coke-based CF x being derived from petroleum-based coke products which have been prepared by heat treatment at a temperature between about 800° C. and 2,000° C., to provide a cathode mixture which has minimal voltage suppression and good capacity.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
139 words
A method for the elimination of suppression of the closed circuit voltage of a Li/CF x battery during the initial part of its discharge comprising blending with bulk coke-based CF x from about 0.5 percent to about 50 percent of a different additive coke-based CF x which does not show any voltage suppression and has a closed circuit voltage of at least 150 mV above the plateau voltage of the bulk CF x and a specific capacity about 600 mAH/g with the bulk CF x in forming the Li/CF x battery cathode, both said bulk coke-based CF x and additive coke-based CF x being derived from petroleum-based coke products which have been prepared by heat treatment at a temperature between about 800° C. and 2,000° C., to provide a cathode mixture which has minimal voltage suppression and good capacity.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the CF x blend comprises from about 80 percent to about 95 percent by weight of coke-based CF x characterized as the bulk material and from about 5 percent to about 20 percent coked based additive CF x to eliminate voltage suppression.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the recited amount of the additive CF x having a closed circuit voltage of at least 150 mV above the plateau voltage of the bulk CF x has a closed circuit voltage which does not exceed about 350 mV above the plateau voltage of the bulk CF x .
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