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Cadmium negative electrode

US4414303A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 26, 1982
Grant dateNov 8, 1983
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Expiry dateMar 26, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49108
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention comprises an improved cadmium negative electrode which is less prone to fading, can easily be manufactured by a pasting technique, and which does not require any external cycling to develop a precharge. This is accomplished by the use of irregular knarled cylindroidal cadmium particles of an average size ranging from 8 to 25 microns as measured by a Fisher Subsieve Sizer. The irregular knarled cylindroidal shape of the particles provides a substantial improvement pyrophoric characteristics while stilll providing electrochemical activity within a nickel-cadmium cell.

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