Operational zinc chlorine battery based on a water store
US4146680A · kind A · utility
34Cited by
3References
11Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 1978 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A zinc-chlorine battery system in which chlorine gas evolved from the cell structure of the battery during charging of the battery is combined with a stored supply of water to form solid chlorine hydrate. During the discharge cycle of the battery, the chlorine hydrate is decomposed to replenish the chlorine content of the electrolyte.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.