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Control of swelling in alkali metal electrochemical cells

US6171729A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 2, 1998
Grant dateJan 9, 2001
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Expiry dateJan 2, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01M2006/5094
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An alkali metal/solid cathode electrochemical cell, particularly a Li/SVO cell, having an anode-to-cathode (A/C) capacity ratio of about 0.68 to about 0.96, is described. This provides the cell with negligible, if any, cell swelling during discharge.

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