Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Advance indication of short-circuit conditions in a wet-cell battery
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Application No.: US15426485Application Date: 2017-02-07
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Publication No.: US10147982B2Publication Date: 2018-12-04
- Inventor: Marc H. Coq , Richard J. Fishbune , Mark E. Maresh , Eric B. Swenson
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Garg Law Firm, PLLC
- Agent Rakesh Garg; Tihon Poltavets
- Main IPC: H01M10/48
- IPC: H01M10/48 ; H01M10/14 ; H01M10/42 ; H01M2/34

Abstract:
A wet-cell in a battery is configured with a set of i-electrodes. A collection surface inside the wet-cell is identified where electrically conductive debris accumulates to an expected height. A first i-electrode of a first polarity in the set of i-electrodes is configured to be located at substantially the expected height inside the wet-cell. A second i-electrode of a second polarity in the set of i-electrodes is configured to be located at substantially the expected height inside the wet-cell. A first indication device is installed where the first i-electrode and the second i-electrode are configured in an electrical circuit via the first indication device, wherein when the electrically conductive debris has accumulated up to the expected height, makes simultaneous electrical contact with the first i-electrode and the second i-electrode and activates the first indication device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180226696A1 ADVANCE INDICATION OF SHORT-CIRCUIT CONDITIONS IN A WETCELL BATTERY Public/Granted day:2018-08-09
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