Electrolyte conditioning system
AssigneeInductran Corporation
InventorJohn G. Bolger
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Abstract
The invention consists of a method and apparatus for circulating electrolyte within individual cells of a liquid electrolyte battery while maintaining all cells at a uniform temperature. The invention is an improved method and apparatus for circulating the electrolyte within a cell by the introduction of an actuating fluid into a pump placed in the cell; the actuating fluid concurrently functions as a heat transfer medium through which the temperature of the electrolyte in each cell of the battery is controlled and homogenized. The current invention thus homogenizes both electrolyte concentration and electrolyte temperature throughout all cells of a battery.
Claims20
An apparatus for circulating and controlling the temperature of the liquid electrolyte within cells of a battery, such apparatus comprising:
- fluid actuated pumps hydraulically connected to each cell of said battery;
- inlet means for admitting electrolyte from a first location in said cells into said pumps;
- outlet means for discharging electrolyte from said pumps to a second location in said cells;
- fluid conduit means in said pumps for admitting or removing actuating fluid from said pumps;
- bladders within said pumps for separating said electrolyte and said actuating fluid while said bladders alternately cause electrolyte to be expelled through said outlet means or to be ingested through said inlet means.
The apparatus of claim 11 wherein heat transfer occurs between said electrolyte and said actuating fluid through said bladders.
An apparatus for circulating and controlling the temperature of the liquid electrolyte within cells of a battery, such apparatus comprising:
- fluid actuated pumps installed in each cell of said battery;
- inlet means for admitting electrolyte from a first location in said cells into said pumps;
- outlet means for discharging electrolyte from said pumps to a second location in said cells;
- valve means within said pumps for directing electrolyte flow from said inlet means to said outlet means;
- fluid conduit means in said pumps for admitting or removing actuating fluid from said pumps;
- bladders within said pumps for separating said electrolyte and said actuating fluid while said bladders alternately cause electrolyte to be expelled through said outlet means or to be ingested through said inlet means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.