Metal-air fuel cell battery systems having a metal-fuel card storage cartridge, insertable within a fuel cartridge insertion port, containing a supply of substantially planar discrete metal-fuel cards, and fuel card transport mechanisms therein

Abstract

Disclosed are various types of metal-air FCB-based systems comprising a housing having an insertion port; a discharging subsystem disposed within the housing for generating electrical power from at least one metal-fuel card in a discharging mode of operation; and a tray-shaped cartridge, insertable within said insertion port, containing a supply of substantially planar discrete metal-fuel cards. When the tray-shaped cartridge is inserted within the insertion port, one or more of the metal-fuel cards are loadable into the discharging subsystem for generating and discharging electrical power during the discharging mode of operation. The system may include a recharging subsystem disposed within the housing for recharging at least one metal-fuel card in a recharging mode of operation. These inventive features allow automatic management of the supply (and recharge) of metal-fuel in a metal-air fuel cell battery system so as to obtain improvements in both operating efficiency and system performance.

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