Alkali metal-halogen cell having mixed halogen cathode
US4132836A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 1997 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P70/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An alkali metal-halogen cell comprising an alkali metal anode, preferably lithium, a solid alkali metal-halogen electrolyte and a cathode comprising a mixture of two halogens, for example iodine and bromine, the two halogens providing discharge of the cell at two different levels of cell output voltage. The two halogens are in different proportions by weight of the mixture thereby providing a two step output voltage-time characteristic. The cell advantageously can be employed in a battery for an artificial cardiac pacer.
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