Electrochemical capacitors having dissimilar electrodes
US5429893A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 4, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/13
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides for an improved pseudocapacitive device (10) having dissimilar electrodes (20) and (40). The first electrode (20) stores electrochemical charge via a double layer electrochemical mechanism, while the second electrode stores electrochemical charge via an oxidation/reduction reaction.
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