Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-element liquid metal battery
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Application No.: US14968381Application Date: 2015-12-14
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Publication No.: US10170799B2Publication Date: 2019-01-01
- Inventor: Takanari Ouchi , Hojong Kim , Donald R. Sadoway
- Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Applicant Address: US MA Cambridge
- Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Cambridge
- Agency: Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP
- Main IPC: H01M10/39
- IPC: H01M10/39

Abstract:
An electrochemical cell includes a negative electrode having at least two active metals, a positive electrode having a metal or alloy, and an electrolyte having a cation of each of the active metals. The electrolyte defines first and second interfaces with the positive electrode being in contact with the first interface and the negative electrode being in contact with the second interface. The electrolyte is configured to allow the cations of the active metals to be transferred from the negative electrode to the positive electrode during discharging and to be transferred from the positive electrode to the negative electrode during charging. The electrolyte exists as a liquid phase and the negative electrode and the positive electrode exist as liquid or partially liquid phases at operating temperatures of the electrochemical cell.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160172714A1 Multi-Element Liquid Metal Battery Public/Granted day:2016-06-16
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