Apparatus, systems and methods for high efficiency metal particle regeneration
AssigneeZinc8 Energy Solutions Inc.
InventorsSimon Fan, Tristan Sloan, David Robert Bruce, John McLeod
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Abstract
A regenerator cell for regenerating metallic particles is provided. The regenerator cell includes: a housing for containing a quantity of electrolyte; an anode; a cathode; a cavity at least partially defined by the housing, the cathode and the anode; an inlet port for supplying electrolyte to the cell, the inlet port in fluid communication with the cavity; and an outlet port for expelling electrolyte, particles and/or gas from the cell, the outlet port in fluid communication with the cavity.
Claims12
A regenerator stack comprising a plurality of regenerator cells, each regenerator cell for regenerating metallic particles, and comprising:
- a housing for containing a quantity of electrolyte;
- an anode;
- a cathode for deposition of the metallic particles;
- a cavity at least partially defined by the housing, the cathode and the anode;
- an inlet port for supplying electrolyte to the cell, the inlet port in fluid communication with the cavity;
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- an outlet port for expelling electrolyte, particles and/or gas from the cell, the outlet port in fluid communication with the cavity;
- wherein the plurality of regenerator cells are configured to enable fluid isolation between cavities of the regenerator cells, whereby an air lock is established as between the cavities of the regenerator cells;
- wherein the regenerator stack comprises a plurality of regenerator cells;
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- wherein the cathode of one regenerator cell is in physical contact with, and electrically connected to, the anode of an adjacent regenerator cell to provide a bipolar electrode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.