50results about "Electrolyte/electrodes capacity ratio" patented technology

A lithium / iron disulfide electrochemical battery cell with a high discharge capacity. The cell has a lithium negative electrode, an iron disulfide positive electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The iron disulfide of the positive electrode has a controlled average particle size range which allows the electrochemical cells to exhibit desired properties in both low and high rate applications. In various embodiments, the iron disulfide particles are wet milled, preferably utilizing a media mill or milled utilizing a non-mechanical mill such as a jet mill, which reduces the iron disulfide particles to a desired average particle size range for incorporation into the positive electrode.

A lithium / fluorinated carbon electrochemical cell having the CFx material supported on a titanium current collector screen sputter coated with a noble metal is described. The gold, iridium, palladium, platinum, rhodium and ruthenium-coated titanium current collector provides the cell with higher rate capability, even after exposure to high temperatures, in comparison to cells of a similar chemistry having the CFx contacted to a titanium current collector painted with a carbon coating.

A lithium / iron disulfide electrochemical battery cell with a high discharge capacity. The cell has a lithium negative electrode, an iron disulfide positive electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The iron disulfide of the positive electrode has a controlled average particle size range which allows the electrochemical cells to exhibit desired properties in both low and high rate applications. In various embodiments, the iron disulfide particles are wet milled, preferably utilizing a media mill or milled utilizing a non-mechanical mill such as a jet mill, which reduces the iron disulfide particles to a desired average particle size range for incorporation into the positive electrode.

Electrochemical battery cells, and more particularly, to cells comprising a lithium negative electrode and an iron disulfide positive electrode. Before use in the cell, the iron disulfide has an inherent pH, or a mixture of iron disulfide and an pH raising additive compound have a calculated pH, of at least a predetermined minimum pH value. In a preferred embodiment, the pH raising additive compound comprises a Group IIA element of the Periodic Table of the Elements, or an acid scavenger or pH control agent such as an organic amine, cycloaliphatic epoxy, amino alcohol or overbased calcium sulfonate. In one embodiment, the iron disulfide particles utilized in the cell have a specific reduced average particle size range. Methods for preparing cathodes and electrochemical battery cells comprising such cathodes including (a) iron disulfide or (b) a mixture of iron disulfide and the pH raising additive compound, having (a) an inherent pH or (b) a calculated pH greater than or equal to a predetermined minimum value are disclosed.

The invention provides lithium and lithium ion batteries in which the active material of one of the electrodes includes a substantial quantity of a fluoropolymer or fluoro-oligomer material having carbon-fluorine bonds. The fluoropolymer or fluoro-oligomer active material may be mixed with a substantial quantity of electrically conductive material, and may also be mixed with subfluorinated carbonaceous materials. The batteries of the invention are useful for elevated temperature applications. The invention also provides methods for electrochemical generation of energy which employ the batteries of the invention at elevated temperatures.

A solid electrolyte battery is disclosed incorporating a wound electrode having a positive electrode with a collector having two sides on which positive-electrode active material layers are formed, a negative electrode with a collector having two sides on which negative-electrode active material layers are formed, and a solid electrolyte layer formed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein a total film thickness A of the positive-electrode active material layers satisfies a range from 60 mm to 150 mm, and a ratio A / B of the total film thickness A of the positive-electrode active material layers with respect to a total thickness B of the negative-electrode active material layers satisfies a range from 0.5 to 1.2.

A solid electrolyte battery is disclosed incorporating a wound electrode having a positive electrode with a collector having two sides on which positive-electrode active material layers are formed, a negative electrode with a collector having two sides on which negative-electrode active material layers are formed, and a solid electrolyte layer formed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein a total film thickness A of the positive-electrode active material layers satisfies a range from 60 mm to 150 mm, and a ratio A / B of the total film thickness A of the positive-electrode active material layers with respect to a total thickness B of the negative-electrode active material layers satisfies a range from 0.5 to 1.2.

An alkaline battery includes: a negative electrode including a zinc or zinc alloy powder as an active material; an alkaline electrolyte; and a positive electrode. The zinc or zinc alloy powder has a specific surface area of 0.01 to 10 m2 / g, and the weight ratio of the electrolyte to the negative electrode active material is in the range of 0.1 to 2. This invention can provide an alkaline battery that is improved in electrolyte leakage resistance and high-rate discharge characteristics.

An alkaline dry battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and an alkaline electrolyte. The separator is provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the separator are impregnated with the alkaline electrolyte. A battery depolarizer, which is an organic compound having a function of depolarizing both the positive electrode and the negative electrode or an alkaline metal salt thereof, is added to at least the alkaline electrolyte.

A lithium / iron disulfide electrochemical battery cell with a high discharge capacity. The cell has a lithium negative electrode, an iron disulfide positive electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The iron disulfide of the positive electrode has a controlled average particle size range which allows the electrochemical cells to exhibit desired properties in both low and high rate applications. In various embodiments, the iron disulfide particles are wet milled, preferably utilizing a media mill or milled utilizing a non-mechanical mill such as a jet mill, which reduces the iron disulfide particles to a desired average particle size range for incorporation into the positive electrode.