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Carbon bipolar walls for batteries and method for producing same

US5395709A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 18, 1993
Grant dateMar 7, 1995
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01M6/48
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A battery, having a plurality of cells stacked in series. Each of the cells having a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator that contain an electrolyte. The battery utilizes a thin section of carbon provided between adjacent cells as the bipolar walls. The bipolar wall may be a thin, preferably flexible, sheet of graphite. The carbon bipolar wall may also be formed by tape casting.

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