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Electrochemical generator operating device with a zinc negative electrode

US4517258A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 21, 1983
Grant dateMay 14, 1985
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Expiry dateOct 21, 2003

Classification

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

Abstract

An electrochemical generator operating device having a zinc electrode of the type known as a scattered electrode using a fluid containing alkaline electrolyte and particles which come in contact with the negative upper face of a flat bipolar current collector when the fluid is not in circulation. The fluid is circulated through the use of an intermittent operating pump and is guided through a plurality of horizontal parallel pipes with a rectangular section in such a manner so that the operation is intermittent both during the recharge and the discharge phases and is further characterized by the fact that the off time of the pump is greater than the on time.

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