Metal-air fuel cell battery system employing substantially planar metal-fuel cards of rigid construction insertable into a power generation bay of the system

A metal-air fuel cell battery (FCB) system for producing and supplying electrical power to an electrical load, the system comprising:

• first and second output power supply terminals for electrically coupling to an electrical load;
• at least one electrically-conductive cathode element pervious to oxygen and supported by a cathode support structure in a stationary position with respect to the cathode support structure;
• at least one electrically-conductive anode-contacting element supported by an anode-contacting structure in a stationary position with respect to the anode-contacting structure;
• a substantially planar anode structure of rigid construction comprising the at least one metal-fuel element, functioning as an electrically-conductive anode element when removably disposed between the at least one cathode element and the at least one anode-contacting element, and wherein the at least one electrically-conductive anode-contacting element establishes electrical contact with the at least one metal-fuel element when the substantially planar anode structure is removably disposed between the at least one cathode element and the at least one anode-contacting element;
• an ionically-conductive medium disposed between said at least one cathode element and said at least one metal-fuel element;
• a first electrically-conductive pathway from said at least one electrically-conductive cathode element to said first output power supply terminal;
• and
• a second electrically-conductive pathway from said at least one electrically-conductive anode-contacting element to said second output power supply terminal;
• wherein electrical power is produced across said at least one electrically-conductive cathode element and said at least one electrically-conductive anode element for delivery to the electrical load.