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Separator for gel electrolyte battery

US6322923A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 30, 1998
Grant dateNov 27, 2001
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Expiry dateJan 30, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/10
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A battery separator for a gel electrolyte battery includes a microporous membrane; and an adherent coating thereon, or a gel-forming coating thereon, the gel-forming coating including a gel-forming polymer and a plasticizer. The gel-forming polymer is preferably a poly(vinylidene fluoride:hexafluoropropylene) copolymer, and the plasticizer is preferably an ester.

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