Heat rechargeable iron battery system
US4474862A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 10, 1983 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/70
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The iron electrodes of a battery are recharged by removing them from the battery, heating them in a reducing gas atmosphere at over about 450.degree. C., for a sufficient time to convert discharged iron compounds to charged iron compounds, and then cooling the charged electrodes.
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