Non-agueous lithium battery

A solid cathode liquid electrolyte alkali metal primary cell for delivering high current pulses comprising:

• (a) a casing of electrically conductive material;
• (b) cathode means in said casing comprising a plurality of plates of cathode active material in spaced apart relation, each of said plates including conductor means extending therefrom;
• (c) anode means comprising a continuous elongated alkali metal element enclosed within a separator and folded into a plurality of sections interposed between said cathode plates, said anode means comprising anode conductor means extending therefrom;
• (d) a non-aqueous electrolyte in said casing operatively contacting said anode means and said cathode means;
• (e) means for connecting said anode conductor means to said casing;
• (f) conductor means electrically connected to said cathode means extending through said casing;
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• (g) means for electrically insulating said conductor means from said casing.

An anode for a solid cathode non-aqueous liquid electrolyte alkali metal primary cell for delivering successive high current pulses and rapidly recovering the cell open circuit voltage, said anode comprising:

• (a) an alongated ribbon-like anode conductor element;
• (b) a pair of elongated ribbon-like alkali metal elements pressed together against opposite sides of said conductor element to form an anode structure;
• (c) separator material encapsulating said anode structure, said separator material being in the form of a sheet pressed on said anode structure and heat sealed around the edges thereof;
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• (d) said anode structure being folded at spaced intervals along the length thereof to form a serpentine-like structure to receive between the folds thereof a plurality of cathode elements of the cell.

A solid cathode liquid electrolyte alkali metal primary cell for delivering high current pulses comprising:

• (a) a casing;
• (b) cathode means in said casing comprising a plurality of plates in spaced apart relation, each of said plates comprising cathode active material enclosed within separator material and each of said plates including conductor means extending therefrom, said separator material being in the form of a sheet pressed on said plate and heat sealed around the edges thereof;
• (c) anode means comprising a continuous elongated alkali metal element enclosed with separator material and folded into a plurality of sections interposed between said cathode plates, said separator material being in the form of a sheet pressed on said element and heat sealed around the edges thereof, said anode means comprising anode conductor means extending therefrom;
• (d) a non-aqueous electrolyte in said casing operatively contacting said anode means and said cathode means;
• (e) means for providing electrical connection to each of said cathode conductor means;
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• (f) means for providing electrical connection to said anode conductor means.

A solide state cathode liquid electrolyte alkali metal primary cell for delivering high current pulses comprising:

• (a) a casing
• (b) cathode means in said casing comprising a plurality of interconnected cathode sections in a chain-like arrangement;
• (c) alkali metal anode means comprising a continuous elongated structure foldable into a plurality of sections;
• (d) said cathode means and anode means being folded together in a manner providing an arrangement whereby said anode means is folded into a plurality of sections interposed between said cathode sections;
• (e) a non-aqueous electrolyte in said casing operatively contacting said anode means and said cathode means;
• (f) means for providing electrical connection to said anode means;
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• (g) means for providing electrical connection to said cathode means.

A solid cathode non-aqueous liquid electrolyte alkali metal primary cell for delivering high current pulses comprising:

• (a) a casing
• (b) cathode means in said casing comprising a continuous elongated body comprising cathode active material and a conductor therein, said body folded into a plurality of sections;
• (c) alkali metal anode means comprising a plurality of anode sections interposed between said cathode sections;
• (d) a non-queous electrolyte in said casing operatively contacting said anode means and said cathode means;
• (e) means for providing electrical connection to said anode means;
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• (f) means for providing electrical connection to said cathode means.