Convection battery configuration for connective carbon matrix electrode
OwnerGalen J. Suppesinventor
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Abstract
Electrode compositions and devices (100) that incorporate the electrode compositions are provided. More specifically, electrode compositions that include carbon that provide a connective network to which metal and/or metal derivatives are deposited are provided. Convection battery devices (100) that incorporate the carbon electrode compositions are also provided.
Claims19
A convection battery device 100 comprising:
- a. an anode packed bed 102 comprising an anode material 108, wherein the anode material 108 comprises a plurality of anode granules wherein the anode packed bed 102 has a permeability greater than 0.02 Darcies and conductivity greater than 0.005 S/m, and wherein the anode material 108 further comprises an active anodic material;
- b. a cathode packed bed 104 comprising a cathode material 110, wherein the cathode material 110 comprises a plurality of cathode granules wherein the cathode packed bed 104 has a permeability greater than 0.02 Darcies and conductivity greater than 0.005 S/m and wherein the cathode material 110 further comprises an active cathodic material, and wherein the anode packed bed 102 is electrically insulated from the cathode packed bed 104;
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- c. a pump 106 configured to provide convection of an electrolyte 112 between the anode packed bed 102 and the cathode packed bed 104.
A convection battery device 100 comprising at least one cell, the device 100 comprising:
- a. a permeable anode 102 having a permeability greater than 0.02 Darcies and a conductivity greater than 0.005 S/m, wherein the permeable anode 102 comprises an anode material 108 comprising an active anodic material;
- b. a permeable cathode 104 having a permeability greater than 0.02 Darcies and a conductivity greater than 0.005 S/m, wherein the permeable cathode 104 comprises a cathode material 110 comprising an active cathodic material;
- c. a pump 106 configured to provide convection of an electrolyte 112 between the permeable anode 102 and permeable cathode 104;
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- d. a spacer bed 114 located between the permeable cathode 104 and permeable anode 102 wherein the spacer bed 114 has a permeability greater than 0.02 Darcies and a conductivity less than 0.001 S/m.
A convection battery device comprised of a first electrode 506, a last electrode having the same polarity as the first electrode 506, and at least one counter-electrode 510 located between the first electrode 506 and the last electrode 508 wherein:
- a. the counter-electrode 510 has a polarity opposite that of the first electrode 506;
- b. the first electrode 506 is connected to the last electrode 508 by an electrical conductor 516 such that the first electrode 506 and the last electrode 508 are electrically coupled;
- c. a non-conductive ion exchange spacer 512 having an attached ion molarity functionality greater than 0.05 located between the first electrode 506 and the counter-electrode 510;
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- d. a non-conductive counter-ion exchange spacer 514 having an attached ion molarity functionality greater than 0.05 located between the counter electrode 510 and the last electrode 508.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.