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US 2015/0311528 A1Published application
Battery Cell and Method of Operating the Same
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorVikram Anil Godbole
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Abstract
A battery cell includes a negative electrode and a positive electrode. The battery cell also contains a thermally expandable graphite intercalation compound.
Claims13
A battery cell, comprising:
- a negative electrode;
- a positive electrode;
- and
- a thermally expandable graphite intercalation compound.
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A method of operating a battery cell having a negative electrode and a positive electrode, the method comprising:
- one of heating and forming a short circuit between the negative electrode and the positive electrode to produce expanded graphite from a thermally expandable graphite intercalation that is contained within at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode.
A battery module, comprising:
- at least one battery cell, including:
- a negative electrode;
- a positive electrode;
- and
- a thermally expandable graphite intercalation compound.
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