WO2001018890A1 - Chargeable electrochemical cell - Google Patents

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WO2001018890A1
WO2001018890A1 PCT/IL2000/000528 IL0000528W WO0118890A1 WO 2001018890 A1 WO2001018890 A1 WO 2001018890A1 IL 0000528 W IL0000528 W IL 0000528W WO 0118890 A1 WO0118890 A1 WO 0118890A1
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  • This invention relates to a flexible design for accumulators, fuel cells and electrolyzers based on super light and super strong conductive and msulative materials in the form of special woven fabrics
  • This design can withstand very heavy overloads (property weight) at high accelerations of up to 50,000 g
  • insulation and cell materials which can be provided in a monolithic design
  • This kind of design can withstand accelerations of up to 55,000 g, i e , known products including artillery shells
  • the large decrease (10-50 times) in distance between electrodes in lead-acid accumulators with the resulting decrease in internal resistance of the accumulator (principal part of internal accumulator resistance) creates an element with high electrical efficiency
  • the active material used permits realization of deep charge-discharge cycles - twice that of accumulators with semi-rigid electrodes- and realized capacity of accumulator at multicycle work
  • a specific electrode material layout permits using pairs of electrode materials with dendnte problems
  • metals also have high active surface areas.
  • a specific surface area of special electrodes such as porous electrodes or slurry or powder electrodes, is advantageous and may be used with or without a catalytic plate.
  • Some electrode pairs such as zinc - silver, also have dendrite problems. As a result, dendrite induced short circuits limit the number of cycles during the life of a rechargeable battery.
  • An object of this invention is to decrease the weight and increase the strength of accumulator, fuel cell and electrolyzer electrodes.
  • a design using carbon paper is described in U.S. Patent 4,894,355 which proposes to decrease the active surface area by cutting the ends of the fibers which consist of a carbon paper/polytetraflouroethylene composition.
  • the main load of design takes carbon carrier material - paper, and conductivity parameters, determines thickness and span of electrode.
  • One object of this invention is to combine in one unit conductivity or insulation parameters with a high strength/low weight ratio.
  • Active and/or catalytic materials may be used in plate (catalytic fuel cell or electrolyser) or in friable form (accumulator). Friable materials permit a better use of the chemically active material without weakening the electrode's structure.
  • the efficiency of the electrodes is increased as a result of enhanced intergranular contact induced by an external or internal spring or spring-like element and/or by the battery's outer casing. The invention unifies these parameters and as a result there is a decrease in weight per discharged energy.
  • the battery cell comprises an external or internal flexible envelope or flat layer in which a flat, electrically conductive, flexible wire or fabric grid is embedded in a matrix of granular or powder particles of an active material.
  • Another envelope is also present containing an electrically conducting wire or fabric grid on which grains or particles of a complementary active metal or compound are positioned.
  • the envelopes are separated by an insulating membrane which is permeable to the ions of a suitable electrolyte.
  • There is also a flexible mechanical spring or electrolyte swelling element that supplies the required pressure to counteract the electrode's volume changes resulting from the chemical reaction in the cell.
  • the active material can be placed in a membrane bag or between sheets.
  • the grains of active material can be fixed in position as distinct units by welding the cover.
  • the present invention provides a means for applying pressure to the external surface of the assembled cell, ensuring close contact between the granular or powder particles and between the particles and the electrode during charging and discharging. This contact is maintained despite significant volume changes of the active material during the reaction.
  • Various pairs of metals or compounds can be used, such as Ag/Zn, Pb/PbO, etc.
  • the electrodes can be fabricated in the form of lengthy ribbons which are then rolled into a spiral configuration.
  • a spring or spring-like means to apply pressure to the external surface of the electrodes and to fabricate the cells in cylindrical form.
  • the spring or spring-like element may be an entirely separate element included in the battery or associated with a swelling separator.
  • the flexibility of the battery cell's walls can function as the spring element.
  • a separate spring element is best suited for flat batteries where ceil wall height is limited.
  • the side walls of the cell are best suited to serve as the spring element when the cell has a cubic, or at least rectangular, shape.
  • Flexible outer cylindrical containers can function as the spring element for cells with helical electrodes.
  • the powder or grains of the active material are preferably in the 5 to 10 micron range, although other sizes can be used.
  • the sheet grids may be made from expanded metals, such as silver (for Ag-Zn element). These are manufactured from expanded metal foil relevant to the active material of the cathode or anode. Conductive fabric thickness is
  • the fabric can be woven from carbon fibers.
  • Conductive materials may be coated with suitable metals, the exact metal depending on the nature of the electrochemical couple in the cell and the environment in which the cell operates.
  • the conducive thread may also be used in combination with non-conductive fibers.
  • a plurality of parallel carbon fibers interwoven with fibers of Kevlar, nylon, polyester, etc. can be used.
  • the configuration may be one in which each carbon fiber constitutes an electrode. It is clear that the carbon fibers must be connected and a conductor lead provided for the current output.
  • a modification of the invention based on the same concept comprises fuel cells in which each membrane bag contains catalyst particles preferably attached to a suitable support.
  • the catalyst may be in the form of ceramic particles coated with an active material, such as Ni, Pt or Cd.
  • a suitable acid can serve as a catalyst in the fuel cell with oxygen and hydrogen reacting to form water and produce electric current. Suitable electrode connections are provided for current uptake. In the case of fuel cells, no external pressure on the cell is required.
  • a catalyst may be directly plated on the carbon fibers increasing the active surface area. Due to the thin elements of the electrochemical cells, the weight to power
  • a high energy, high speed chargeable battery cell can be produced when
  • electrodes According to this invention, electrodes, connection elements and cell
  • walls are made from high-strength, conductive or insulative fibers/fabrics,
  • the conductive part of electrodes may be used as the conductive part of electrodes while for the insulative parts, nylon, polyester, Kevlar or glass fibers can be used.
  • nylon, polyester, Kevlar or glass fibers can be used.
  • insulative material depends on the electrolyte chosen.
  • Parts should be designed to obtain stable electrical contact, resulting
  • Suitable designs can include:
  • Electrodes, insulation elements, spring and outer cell casing made of
  • Electrodes and insulation elements in one unit One piece of fabric
  • the active area per unit weight in this case is 1875 cm 2 /g about 1100 times greater than a solid surface.
  • Additional specifications include conductivity cross-section per span distance, 0.0157 cm 2 /cm, electrical resistance, 0.4 - 0.5 o m * mm 2 , and a permissible stress of 50 kg/mm 2 given a fabric density of 168 g/m 2 i.e. a maximum destroying length of 30 km.
  • lead has a value of 0.122 km, zinc 0.63 km and copper 2.263 km. Therefore, a coated graphite fiber electrode can withstand acceleration 15 times greater than a copper electrode and 300 times greater than a lead electrode for electrodes of equal lengths.
  • Figure 1 is a sectional view of the configuration of an accumulator of the
  • Figure 2 is a sectional view of the design of a Zn-Air accumulator cell or one with Zn - Ag pairs with anodes of the Zn - ZnO, Zn ⁇ AgO or Ag - ZnO slurry type
  • Figure 3 is a sectional view of a spiral design for an electrode couple.
  • Figure 4 illustrates a parallel or serial connection between cells.
  • Figure 5 illustrates a multicell, one-piece design of a special fabric.
  • Figure 6 illustrates multi-electrodes and multicells made from one piece of special fabric.
  • FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an example of a unit cell of fabric with central coaxially displaced conductive fabric elements.
  • Electrode conductive element 1 (cathode or anode) is a woven carbon fiber fabric. In this case, the fibers do not need special treatment to increase their microsurface.
  • Electrode housing 6 has a flat piece of conductive fabric 1 inserted into electrical insulation bag 5 filled with a zinc, lead or silver oxide slurry 2 on both sides of conductive element 1.
  • the electrode bag 6 and both layers of slurry 2 are pressed together by a spring and intake are in separate insulation chamber 5 made from electrolyte permeable insulating fabrics which represents an accumulator element.
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a design of a unit cell of fabric. Electrode conductor 1 (cathode or anode) is woven from carbon fibers. Again, the fibers do not require special treatment to increase their surface area.
  • Electrode conductor 1 is made from a zinc, lead or silver oxide slurry 2.
  • Electrode bag 1 can be provided with lattice or diagonal seams 7 to prevent agglomeration of the slurry powder into a single piece. This helps to ensure an adequate powder distribution on the electrode surface.
  • the electrode bag and both intakes are in separate insulation chambers 3 made of electrolyte permeable insulating fabrics. The insulation chambers may be changed and divided into pieces of
  • the sewing threads may be made of insulating material.
  • a couple of these insulated electrodes (cathode and anode) have one
  • pair or set of electrode pairs may be held under pressure by spring elements 8
  • the electrode couple is located in a common shell 4 and constitutes a
  • Shell 4 may be produced from flexible or rigid plastic materials like
  • polyethylene polypropylene, polyurethane or PVC. This material may be
  • electrode ends 6 may be used for the electrical connection of the cell.
  • the shape of the electrode and its position in a battery cell may vary.
  • Electrolyte may be stored permanently in shell 4 or supplied periodically by special welding tubes.
  • Figure 3 is a sectional view of a spiral design for electrodes.
  • a pair of flexible electrodes 1 and 2 of the form shown in Figs. 1 or 2 are rolled into shaping a spiral and inserted into an elastic sleeve 3, the latter serving as a spring element
  • the rolled spiral with spring elements is inserted into outer housing 4.
  • the swelling separator and outer housing may also serve as the spring elements.
  • Figure 4 illustrates a connection 3 between cells 1 and 2 with the cells connected serially or in parallel.
  • Some electrode bags which are meant to be connected can be made from a single piece of conductive fabric. In such a case, all conventional connecting parts are excluded, decreasing accumulator weight and complexity and increasing reliability.
  • Figure 5 illustrates a one piece multi-electrode design which consists of a special fiber combination with a trim conductivity and insulation fiber or group of fibers, for use as electrode insulation or connecting elements.
  • This trim may be different for weft and warp, for different accumulator designs, or because of weave problems.
  • the one-piece multi-electrode design includes a conductive part of electrode 1 made from conductive fibers and an insulative part 2 made of insulative fibers. Conductive parts of fabrics may also be used in conjunction with cross conductive thread stripes, which can connect electrode parts.
  • connection may be preliminarily plated and welded.
  • the trim of conductive parts does not determine what kind of electrode (cathode or anode) may be connected and what type of connection, parallel or series, should be used.
  • a one piece multi-electrode fabric is a common element that permits different designs and electrical configurations of accumulators, fuel cells, or electrolyzers.
  • the fabric can be coated on one side with PVC, polyethylene, polypropylene or polyurethane, for welding with other layers of the design, and outer shell formation. In such a case, the conductive fibers must be first treated to permit adhesion to the coating material.
  • Figure 6 illustrates a design that can be realized with a multi-electrode one piece fabric.
  • This design is an example of a slurry electrode accumulator with serial connection of separate cells.
  • the design consists of two one-piece multi-electrode units 1 , separated by an electrolyte permeable fabric 2 that can be sewn or welded separately from the electrode design piece.
  • the welding seams position is in a form that provides insulation of separate cells formation with intake and outlet channels if a flow electrolyte system is used and permeability of outer space.
  • Electrode particle diameter 0.005-0.01mm
  • Silver electrode thickness 0.8 mm
  • Zinc electrode thickness 0.92 mm
  • Zinc electrode thickness 0.92 mm
  • Electrode particle diameter 0.005-0.01mm
  • Zinc electrode thickness 0.92 mm

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Abstract

An electrochemical cell for batteries comprising one or more pairs of electrodes (6). The first electrode is comprised of a flexible electrically insulating and ion conducting envelope (5) which contains a flexible conducting substrate (1). The flexible conductor (1) can be made of a conductive material in the form of fabric or grid, inserted into an active material in granular or powder form (2). The second electrode is also a flexible electrically insulating envelope (5) containing an electrical conductor (1) inserted into a layer of an electrochemically complementary active material. The cell also contains a means for applying pressure (4) to the assembly of electrodes, the membrane separator, and the counterelectrodes so as to maintain contact between the active material particles and the conductor. The assembly also contains a suitable electrolyte; electrode connections are provided from each of the envelopes.

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Chargeable Electrochemical Cell
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a flexible design for accumulators, fuel cells and electrolyzers based on super light and super strong conductive and msulative materials in the form of special woven fabrics This design can withstand very heavy overloads (property weight) at high accelerations of up to 50,000 g As a result, there is an increase in kinetic uses of such accumulators The same is true for insulation and cell materials which can be provided in a monolithic design This kind of design can withstand accelerations of up to 55,000 g, i e , known products including artillery shells The large decrease (10-50 times) in distance between electrodes in lead-acid accumulators with the resulting decrease in internal resistance of the accumulator (principal part of internal accumulator resistance) creates an element with high electrical efficiency The active material used permits realization of deep charge-discharge cycles - twice that of accumulators with semi-rigid electrodes- and realized capacity of accumulator at multicycle work A specific electrode material layout permits using pairs of electrode materials with dendnte problems for multicycle battery The invention is suitable for lead-acid or silver-zinc accumulators, fuel cells, and electrolyzers, where weight and cost are important factors BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The problem of the high specific weight of accumulators, fuel cells and electrolyzers arises from the use of heavy metal electrodes, such as lead, silver, zinc, platinum, etc. These metals have very high densities and low mechanical strengths. Discharge depth is limited by electrode strength since active materials also have a structural function in electrodes.
These metals also have high active surface areas. A specific surface area of special electrodes such as porous electrodes or slurry or powder electrodes, is advantageous and may be used with or without a catalytic plate.
Some electrode pairs, such as zinc - silver, also have dendrite problems. As a result, dendrite induced short circuits limit the number of cycles during the life of a rechargeable battery.
An object of this invention is to decrease the weight and increase the strength of accumulator, fuel cell and electrolyzer electrodes. A design using carbon paper is described in U.S. Patent 4,894,355 which proposes to decrease the active surface area by cutting the ends of the fibers which consist of a carbon paper/polytetraflouroethylene composition. In this case, the main load of design takes carbon carrier material - paper, and conductivity parameters, determines thickness and span of electrode. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
One object of this invention is to combine in one unit conductivity or insulation parameters with a high strength/low weight ratio. Active and/or catalytic materials may be used in plate (catalytic fuel cell or electrolyser) or in friable form (accumulator). Friable materials permit a better use of the chemically active material without weakening the electrode's structure. The efficiency of the electrodes is increased as a result of enhanced intergranular contact induced by an external or internal spring or spring-like element and/or by the battery's outer casing. The invention unifies these parameters and as a result there is a decrease in weight per discharged energy.
According to the invention, the battery cell comprises an external or internal flexible envelope or flat layer in which a flat, electrically conductive, flexible wire or fabric grid is embedded in a matrix of granular or powder particles of an active material. Another envelope is also present containing an electrically conducting wire or fabric grid on which grains or particles of a complementary active metal or compound are positioned. The envelopes are separated by an insulating membrane which is permeable to the ions of a suitable electrolyte. There are conductive leads from each of the battery's cells. There is also a flexible mechanical spring or electrolyte swelling element that supplies the required pressure to counteract the electrode's volume changes resulting from the chemical reaction in the cell. The active material can be placed in a membrane bag or between sheets. The grains of active material can be fixed in position as distinct units by welding the cover.
The present invention provides a means for applying pressure to the external surface of the assembled cell, ensuring close contact between the granular or powder particles and between the particles and the electrode during charging and discharging. This contact is maintained despite significant volume changes of the active material during the reaction.
Various pairs of metals or compounds can be used, such as Ag/Zn, Pb/PbO, etc.
The electrodes can be fabricated in the form of lengthy ribbons which are then rolled into a spiral configuration. In such a design, it is advantageous to provide a spring or spring-like means to apply pressure to the external surface of the electrodes and to fabricate the cells in cylindrical form. The spring or spring-like element may be an entirely separate element included in the battery or associated with a swelling separator. Alternatively, the flexibility of the battery cell's walls can function as the spring element. A separate spring element is best suited for flat batteries where ceil wall height is limited. The side walls of the cell are best suited to serve as the spring element when the cell has a cubic, or at least rectangular, shape. Flexible outer cylindrical containers can function as the spring element for cells with helical electrodes.
The powder or grains of the active material are preferably in the 5 to 10 micron range, although other sizes can be used. The sheet grids may be made from expanded metals, such as silver (for Ag-Zn element). These are manufactured from expanded metal foil relevant to the active material of the cathode or anode. Conductive fabric thickness is
generally about 10 μ to 500 μ, with a preferable thickness being about 100 μ.
The fabric can be woven from carbon fibers. Conductive materials may be coated with suitable metals, the exact metal depending on the nature of the electrochemical couple in the cell and the environment in which the cell operates.
For multicell versions, the conducive thread may also be used in combination with non-conductive fibers. In such conductive fabrics, a plurality of parallel carbon fibers interwoven with fibers of Kevlar, nylon, polyester, etc. can be used. The configuration may be one in which each carbon fiber constitutes an electrode. It is clear that the carbon fibers must be connected and a conductor lead provided for the current output. A modification of the invention based on the same concept comprises fuel cells in which each membrane bag contains catalyst particles preferably attached to a suitable support. The catalyst may be in the form of ceramic particles coated with an active material, such as Ni, Pt or Cd. A suitable acid can serve as a catalyst in the fuel cell with oxygen and hydrogen reacting to form water and produce electric current. Suitable electrode connections are provided for current uptake. In the case of fuel cells, no external pressure on the cell is required. A catalyst may be directly plated on the carbon fibers increasing the active surface area. Due to the thin elements of the electrochemical cells, the weight to power
output ratio is improved. Since the main elements of the cells are a conductive
fabric, granular active material, suitable membranes and an electrolyte, the cells
can withstand extreme accelerations and decelerations without detrimental
effect on cell performance.
A high energy, high speed chargeable battery cell can be produced when
provided in a helical configuration.
According to this invention, electrodes, connection elements and cell
walls are made from high-strength, conductive or insulative fibers/fabrics,
catalyst, and active material in plate or friable form or the like. Carbon fibers
may be used as the conductive part of electrodes while for the insulative parts, nylon, polyester, Kevlar or glass fibers can be used. The exact choice of
insulative material depends on the electrolyte chosen.
Different designs can be used depending on the electrochemical
principles. Parts should be designed to obtain stable electrical contact, resulting
in conductivity in friable forms of the active material. Similarly, there should be
adequate contact between the active material and the current input-output
elements.
Suitable designs can include:
1. Electrodes, insulation elements, spring and outer cell casing made
from separate parts and assembled into a single unit.
2. Electrodes and insulation elements in one unit. One piece of fabric
woven in accordance with the need for the combination of conductivity and
insulation or conductivity, insulation and active materials. Different electrolytic principles of accumulator design may be realized using the first design.
Determination of some of the parameters suggests the following design
specifications: a fiber thickness of 10 μ, a fabric thickness of 0.05, a specific
area for the electrode of 31.5 cm2 per cm2 of electrode geometry area. This is without any special surface treatment to increase the microsurface.
The active area per unit weight in this case is 1875 cm2/g about 1100 times greater than a solid surface.
Additional specifications include conductivity cross-section per span distance, 0.0157 cm2/cm, electrical resistance, 0.4 - 0.5 o m*mm2, and a permissible stress of 50 kg/mm2 given a fabric density of 168 g/m2 i.e. a maximum destroying length of 30 km. In comparison, lead has a value of 0.122 km, zinc 0.63 km and copper 2.263 km. Therefore, a coated graphite fiber electrode can withstand acceleration 15 times greater than a copper electrode and 300 times greater than a lead electrode for electrodes of equal lengths.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention is herein described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 is a sectional view of the configuration of an accumulator of the
Zn -Air or Zn- Ag type with anodes of the Zn - ZnO, Zn - AgO or Ag - ZnO slurry type
Figure 2 is a sectional view of the design of a Zn-Air accumulator cell or one with Zn - Ag pairs with anodes of the Zn - ZnO, Zn~^ AgO or Ag - ZnO slurry type
Figure 3 is a sectional view of a spiral design for an electrode couple. Figure 4 illustrates a parallel or serial connection between cells. Figure 5 illustrates a multicell, one-piece design of a special fabric. Figure 6 illustrates multi-electrodes and multicells made from one piece of special fabric.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
Reference is now made to Fig. 1. Figure 1 is a sectional view of an example of a unit cell of fabric with central coaxially displaced conductive fabric elements. Electrode conductive element 1 (cathode or anode) is a woven carbon fiber fabric. In this case, the fibers do not need special treatment to increase their microsurface.
Electrode housing 6 has a flat piece of conductive fabric 1 inserted into electrical insulation bag 5 filled with a zinc, lead or silver oxide slurry 2 on both sides of conductive element 1.
The electrode bag 6 and both layers of slurry 2 are pressed together by a spring and intake are in separate insulation chamber 5 made from electrolyte permeable insulating fabrics which represents an accumulator element.
Reference is now made to Fig. 2. Figure 2 is a sectional view of a design of a unit cell of fabric. Electrode conductor 1 (cathode or anode) is woven from carbon fibers. Again, the fibers do not require special treatment to increase their surface area.
Electrode conductor 1 is made from a zinc, lead or silver oxide slurry 2.
Electrode bag 1 can be provided with lattice or diagonal seams 7 to prevent agglomeration of the slurry powder into a single piece. This helps to ensure an adequate powder distribution on the electrode surface. The electrode bag and both intakes are in separate insulation chambers 3 made of electrolyte permeable insulating fabrics. The insulation chambers may be changed and divided into pieces of
fabrics, which may be sewn to form an electrode bag from the sides of a pair of
electrodes. The sewing threads may be made of insulating material.
A couple of these insulated electrodes (cathode and anode) have one
difference: the consistency of slurry 2. In an accumulator design, the electrode
pair or set of electrode pairs may be held under pressure by spring elements 8
of a different form. This saves the pressure needed for electrical contact
between slurry and conductive fabric and between separate slurry nucleus (about 0.5 kg/cm2). However, this pressure supply needs structural integrity.
The electrode couple is located in a common shell 4 and constitutes a
single cell. Shell 4 may be produced from flexible or rigid plastic materials like
polyethylene, polypropylene, polyurethane or PVC. This material may be
reinforced with glass, polyester, Kevlar, etc. fibers. The connection of all
elements into a single unit may be effected by heat welding at 5. The free
electrode ends 6 may be used for the electrical connection of the cell.
The shape of the electrode and its position in a battery cell may vary.
Among the various alternatives which can be used in a plate electrode with trim
placing or a circular electrode in a coaxial structure. Electrolyte may be stored permanently in shell 4 or supplied periodically by special welding tubes.
Figure 3 is a sectional view of a spiral design for electrodes. A pair of flexible electrodes 1 and 2 of the form shown in Figs. 1 or 2 are rolled into„a spiral and inserted into an elastic sleeve 3, the latter serving as a spring element
to ensure adequate contact pressure (0.2 kg/cm2). The rolled spiral with spring elements is inserted into outer housing 4. In some embodiments, the swelling separator and outer housing may also serve as the spring elements.
Figure 4 illustrates a connection 3 between cells 1 and 2 with the cells connected serially or in parallel. Some electrode bags which are meant to be connected can be made from a single piece of conductive fabric. In such a case, all conventional connecting parts are excluded, decreasing accumulator weight and complexity and increasing reliability.
Figure 5 illustrates a one piece multi-electrode design which consists of a special fiber combination with a trim conductivity and insulation fiber or group of fibers, for use as electrode insulation or connecting elements. This trim may be different for weft and warp, for different accumulator designs, or because of weave problems.
The one-piece multi-electrode design includes a conductive part of electrode 1 made from conductive fibers and an insulative part 2 made of insulative fibers. Conductive parts of fabrics may also be used in conjunction with cross conductive thread stripes, which can connect electrode parts.
For a better connection between electrode parts and the connection strip, the connection may be preliminarily plated and welded.
The trim of conductive parts does not determine what kind of electrode (cathode or anode) may be connected and what type of connection, parallel or series, should be used.
These parameters may be chosen as in common battery designs, where a one piece multi-electrode fabric is a common element that permits different designs and electrical configurations of accumulators, fuel cells, or electrolyzers. The fabric can be coated on one side with PVC, polyethylene, polypropylene or polyurethane, for welding with other layers of the design, and outer shell formation. In such a case, the conductive fibers must be first treated to permit adhesion to the coating material.
Figure 6 illustrates a design that can be realized with a multi-electrode one piece fabric. This design is an example of a slurry electrode accumulator with serial connection of separate cells. The design consists of two one-piece multi-electrode units 1 , separated by an electrolyte permeable fabric 2 that can be sewn or welded separately from the electrode design piece.
The welding seams position is in a form that provides insulation of separate cells formation with intake and outlet channels if a flow electrolyte system is used and permeability of outer space.
EXAMPLES
Example #1
Battery layout Flat
Battery active material Silver - Zinc
Number of cells in battery 2
Battery voltage 3 volt
Battery capacity 5 Ah
Battery housing thickness 5.4 mm
Battery housing area 18.5 cm2
Electrode particle diameter 0.005-0.01mm Silver electrode thickness 0.8 mm
Zinc electrode thickness 0.92 mm
Silver weight 19.45g
Zinc weight 11.78g
Weight of total active material 31.23g
Weight of conductive material 1.90g
Weight of insulation material 1.64g
Weight of electrolyte, KOH 21.4g
Weight of accessories 37.1g
Total weight of battery 88.77g
Example #2
Battery layout Flat
Active material Silver - 2
Number of cells per battery 16 Battery voltage 24 volt
Battery capacity 100 Ah Battery housing thickness 200mm Battery housing area 200 cm
Electrode particle diameter 0.005-0.01 mm
Silver electrode thickness 0.8 mm
Zinc electrode thickness 0.92 mm
Silver weight 3169g
Zinc oxide weight 2023g Weight of total active material 5192g Weight of conductive material 93.5g
Weight of insulation material 215g
Weight of electrolyte, KOH 2545 g
Weight of accessories 765g
Total weight of battery 8810 g
Example #3
Battery layout Flat
Battery active material Lead
Number of cells in battery 6
Battery voltage 12 volt
Battery capacity 60 Ah
Battery housing thickness 150 mm
Battery housing area 120cm2
Electrode particle diameter0.005-0.01mm
Anode thickness 0.8 mm
Cathode thickness 0.92 mm
Lead weight 6,300g
Lead oxide weight 7,100g
Weight of total active material 13,400g
Weight of conductive material 421 g
Weight of insulation material 85g
Weight of electrolyte, acid 1110g Weight of accessories 521g Total weight of battery 15,452g
Example #4
Battery layout Spiral
Battery active material design Silver - Zinc
Number of cells in battery 1
Battery voltage 1.5-1.8 volt
Battery capacity 15 Ah
Battery spiral diameter 30mm
Battery spiral height 27mm
Electrode particle diameter 0.01 mm
Silver electrode thickness 0.8 mm
Zinc electrode thickness 0.92 mm
Silver weight 45.32g
Zinc weight 11.78g
Weight of total active material 57.1 g
Weight of conductive material 1.90g
Weight of insulation material 1.64g
Weight of electrolyte, KOH 28.9g
Weight of accessories 19.5g
Total weight of battery 109.04g

Claims

What is Claimed is:
1 A rechargeable electrochemical battery cell comprising a closed housing in which there are positioned two or more units which differ only in the active material, each such unit comprising a flat flexible bag of an ion conductive insulating material (membrane) containing a flat, conductive flexible frame of electrode and from both its sides a powder form active material, an electrolyte, where each electrode is connected with a conductor leading to the outside for current uptake, means being provided for maintaining pressure from granule to granule and from granule to electrode flexible frame for needed electrical contact
2 A cell according to claim 1 , which for decreasing dendrite hazards has a conductor executed in the first form of a flexible electrically conducting envelope which contains a flexible conductive support of active material in powder or granular form, the second electrode being also in the form of a flexible electrically conductive envelope containing an electrically conductive support on which there is a layer of an electrochemically complementary active material, flexible ion-conductive membrane sheet positioned between the two envelopes, and means for exerting pressure on the assembly of electrode separator sheet or membrane/counterelectrode so as to maintain these in close contact with each other, said assembly being immersed in a suitable electrolyte, electrode connections being provided from each of the envelopes
3. A cell according to claim 1 or 2, where the electrode fabric is woven and pleated active materials is a flexible electrically conducting fabric mainly of carbon fibers and other active material fibers.
4. A cell according to any of claims 1 to 3, where the active material pair is one of the following: Ni/Cd, Ag/Zn, Pb/PbO.
5. A cell according to any of claims 1 to 4, where the support is a flexible fabric comprising a sequence of adjacent parallel conductive and insulating stripes.
6. A cell according to any of claims 1 to 5, where the thickness of each electrode is between about 1 and 10mm.
7. A cell according to any of claims 1 to 6, where the particles of the active material are of a grain size of between about 1 and 10 microns, in a 0.5 to 3mm thick layer with or without a suitable matrix.
8. A cell according to any of claims 1 to 7, where the thickness of the fabric is between about 10 and 100 microns.
9. An electrochemical cell according to any of claims 1 to 8, where the cell is wound in a helical configuration with an external or internal spring applying a pressure on the assembly.
10. An electrochemical cell according to any of claims 1 to 9, having high mechanical strength comprising a high-strength, porous, micron pore size fabric separator.
11. A modified cell according to claim 1 , being a fuel cell, where catalytically active material is supported by a ceramic substrate, the reaction being an interaction of oxygen and hydrogen producing water and energy.
12. A fuel cell according to claim 11 , where a catalyst is plated on a conductive fabric with high surface area.
13. A cell according to any of claims 1 to 12, where the electrode comprises parallel fibers of carbon and fibers of active material, such as carbon and silver.
14. A cell according to any of claims 1 to 13, where the active material in discharged position is preliminarily pressed under medium pressure to achieve a porosity of 50-60% for the cathode and 30%-50% for the anode in the bulk condition, and where said active material is, pressed under flexible low pressure when said cell is fully assembled.
15. A cell according to claim 14 where the preliminary pressure used is about 100 to 200 kg/cm2 and where the low pressure used is about 0.2 to 5 kg/cm2.
16. A cell according to any of claims 1 to 15, where the electrode's flexible conductive support (substrate) or separator positioned in the bulk active material is made from a flexible thin grid material, where said grid material is of the expanded metal type.
17. A cell according to claim 16, where the material of the grid is suitable for anodes made of cadmium, zinc, tin or indium and/or cathodes of nickel or silver.
18 A cell according to any of claims 1 to 17, where the electrode's flexible conductive support positioned in the active material is made of woven graphite fibers, said fibers coated with metal to suppress gas evolution.
19 A cell according to claim 18 wherein the thickness of the metal coating applied to suppress gas evolution is 5 to 15 microns
20 A cell according to claim 18, wherein the cell is a silver-zinc rechargeable cell and where the metal coating used is nickel or silver for the
-> cathode and tin, indium, cadmium, lead, or zinc for the anode
21 A cell according to claim 18, where the coating consists of two layers, a solid protective layer of 95-99% solidity and a second layer of 30-60% porosity
22 A cell according to any of claims 1 to 21 wherein the means for lo exerting pressure is the outer container of the cell, said container having an elasticity needed to maintain a pressure adequate to ensure electrical contact within the assembled cell
23 A cell according to any of claims 1 to 22, wherein the cell is a spiral type cell and wherein the means for exerting pressure is executed by a central i flexible rod or separator layer
24 A cell according to any of claims 1 to 23, wherein the separator consists of three layers, the first layer imparting mechanical strength to the separator and providing first stage protection from silver oxide penetration, this layer made from a nylon, polypropylene or polyethylene treated woven fabric, a
20 second layer preventing whisker and silver penetration and made from cellulose materials which increase in volume in electrolyte and produce a constant pressure and electrical contact between the electrode and active materials, and a third layer made of an ion separation polyethylene - polypropylene film and executed in the form of a closed bag
25. A cell according to any of claims 1 to 24, wherein one of the electrodes has a semi-rigid consistency, said semi-rigid consistency having a porosity of 30-50 %, and said electrode executed by sintering, pressing or other method.
26. A cell according to claim 25, wherein the cell is a secondary silver-zinc cell and wherein the electrode formed as in claim 25 is the silver electrode.
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