Patent · US Expired

Active material of hydrogen storage alloy electrode

US5242656A · kind A · utility

16Cited by
2References
24Claims
0Family size

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateApr 2, 1992
Grant dateSep 7, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 2, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S420/90
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to an active material of hydrogen storage alloy electrode. The composition of the active material has a formula: Mm Ni.sub.5-x-y-z-u A.sub.x B.sub.y C.sub.z D.sub.u ; wherein Mm is mischmetal; A=Mn, Sn, or V; B=Cr, Co, Ti, Nb, Zr, or Si; C=Al, Mg, or Ca; D=Li, Na, or K; 0.ltoreq..times..ltoreq.0.95; 0.ltoreq. y.ltoreq. 1; 0.ltoreq. z.ltoreq. 0.7; and 0.1.ltoreq. u.ltoreq. 0.9. Alternatively, the composition may be of the formula: Ti.sub.2 Ni.sub.1-u Du; wherein D=Li, Na, or K; and 0.04.ltoreq. u.ltoreq. 0.9. This active material can relieve the alkali metal ions M.sup.+ continuously in charge-discharge process of the alkali batteries, increase the concentration of MOH within the battery, take effect in protecting the cathode and the anode validly, and improve the cycle life and the discharge capacity of the battery.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.