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US 2011/0236730 A1Published application
Battery watering system
OwnerWilliam E.M. Jonesinventor
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Abstract
A system for watering aqueous battery cells. The system includes a water conduit connectable to a water source, and multiple nozzles attached to and in fluid communication with the water conduit for distributing water to each of the battery cells. The nozzles provide a similar flow rate of water over a similar period of time to provide a similar amount of water to each cell. A method for watering multiple battery cells is also provided.
Claims25
A system for watering aqueous battery cells, comprising:
- multiple battery cells, each of said cells containing a liquid aqueous electrolyte;
- a water conduit connectable to a water source and through which water from said water source can flow for distribution to said multiple battery cells;
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- nozzles attached to and in fluid communication with said water conduit, each of said nozzles being associated with one of said cells such that each of said cells receives water from the nozzle associated therewith, each of said nozzles having an internal opening through which water from said conduit can flow to said cells, each of said nozzles being configured to restrict the flow of water therethrough, and each of said nozzles being disposed to dispense water from said water conduit into one of said multiple battery cells.
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A method of simultaneously watering multiple aqueous battery cells, said method comprising:
- (a) supplying water to a plurality of nozzles at a substantially same pressure and time, said nozzles being configured to restrict water flow there through and dispense a substantially same flow rate at said substantially same pressure;
- (b) passing the water through each of said nozzles;
- (c) dispensing the water from each of said nozzles to the multiple battery cells such that all water received by each of said nozzles is dispensed, each of said nozzles being associated with one of said cells such that each of said cells receives water from the nozzle associated therewith;
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- (d) ending said supply of water to all of said nozzles when the desired amount of water has been added to at least one of said cells.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.