US5354630A
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Ni-H2 battery having improved thermal properties
Assignee: Comsat Corp
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Filing: 1992-12-10
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Granted: 1994-10-11
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Expires: 2012-12-10
Abstract
Abstract A common pressure vessel type Ni--H 2 storage battery having an outer pressure vessel that contains a stack of compartments. Each of the compartments including at least one battery cell, a heat transfer member, and a cell spacer for maintaining a relatively constant distance between adjacent compartments. The heat transfer members include a fin portion, which is in thermal contact with the battery cell, and a flange portion which extends longitudinally from the fin portion and is in tight thermal contact with the inner wall of the pressure vessel. The heat transfer member serves to transfer heat generated from a battery cell radially outward to the pressure vessel, which is capable of dissipating the heat into the surrounding atmosphere.
Inventors
- 👤 Martin W. Earl
- 👤 William H. Kelly
- 👤 Wein-Shen Jiang
- 👤 Ronald R. Kessler
- 👤 Fred W. Brantner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 09:51
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M50/00; H01M50/10; H01M50/138; H01M50/1385; H01M10/00; H01M10/60; H01M10/61; H01M10/613; H01M10/62; H01M10/64; H01M10/65; H01M10/655; H01M10/6554; H01M10/6555; H01M10/625; H01M10/643; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A battery comprising: a pressure vessel; and a plurality of compartments disposed in side-by-side relation, each of said compartments comprising: a heat transfer member having a fin portion and a flange portion extending longitudinally from said fin portion, said flange being in thermal contact with an inner wall of said pressure vessel; a plurality of battery cells, at least one battery cell being disposed in each of said compartments and in thermal contact with adjacent fin portions of said heat transfer members; and a cell spacer for maintaining adjacent heat transfer members of adjacent compartments a predetermined distance from one another.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
A battery comprising: a pressure vessel; and a plurality of compartments disposed in side-by-side relation, each of said compartments comprising: a heat transfer member having a fin portion and a flange portion extending longitudinally from said fin portion, said flange being in thermal contact with an inner wall of said pressure vessel; a plurality of battery cells, at least one battery cell being disposed in each of said compartments and in thermal contact with adjacent fin portions of said heat transfer members; and a cell spacer for maintaining adjacent heat transfer members of adjacent compartments a predetermined distance from one another.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
A battery as defined in claim 1, wherein said cell spacer is ring-shaped.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
78 words
A battery as defined in claim 1, further comprising first and second weld rings and a wave spring, and wherein a first outer one of said compartments comprises an end cell spacer, said first weld ring being in contact with a heat transfer member of a second outer compartment, and said wave spring being in contact with said end cell spacer and said first weld ring so as to provide a preloading force on said stack of compartments.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A battery as defined in claim 1, wherein the length of said flange portion of said heat transfer member is less than the width of said battery cell.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A battery as defined in claim 1, wherein the length of said flange portion of said heat transfer member is the same as the width of said battery cell.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A battery as defined in claim 1, wherein said flange portion forms an obtuse angle with said fin portion.
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