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Hydrogen/chlorine electrochemical energy storage system

US4124741A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 4, 1977
Grant dateNov 7, 1978
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Expiry dateMar 4, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/50
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A HCl electrochemical energy storage system comprises a cell having therein an aqueous HCl electrolyte in which at least a portion of the HCl is present in disassociated form and an electrode of ungraphitised carbon, and communicating with said cell, at least one member of the group of means for storing hydrogen and means for storing chlorine, said means for storing hydrogen comprising graphitised carbon, and said means for storing chlorine comprising ungraphitised carbon.

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