Alcatel

Saft

Robert Staniewicz

Salah M Oweis

Janet M Embrey

Antonio L Romero

Richard A Marsh

Guy Chagnon

Gabriel L Castro

James D Briscoe

Douglas Briscoe

Antonio Romero

Salah Oweis

A thermal electrochemical cell having a LiAl anode with a salt additive in the range of 10% to 40%, a transition metal fluoride cathode and an alkali metal fluoride salt mixture electrolyte. Preferably, the cathode is CuF and the electrolyte is selected from the group consisting of LiF&mdash;KF, LiF&mdash;KF&mdash;NaF, LiF&mdash;RbF, LiF&mdash;KF&mdash;RbF, LiF&mdash;NaF&mdash;RbF, and LiF&mdash;KF&mdash;RbF.

Anode invention for lithium/transition metal fluoride molten salt cells and batteries

An electrochemical cell having a spiral winding around a central core, wherein the central core is provided with longitudinal grooves on its outer surface to facilitate electrolyte filing and accommodate overpressure. The core itself improves dissipation of heat generated along the center of the cell, and the hollow core design allows the cell core to have a larger radius, permitting the 'jelly roll' winding to begin at a larger radius and thereby facilitate the initial turns of the winding by decreasing the amount of bending required of the electrode laminate at the beginning of the winding operation. The hollow core also provides mechanical support end-to-end. A pair of washers are used at each end of the cell to sandwich current collection tabs in a manner that improves electrical and thermal conductivity while also providing structural integrity.

Electrochemical cell design with a hollow core

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Robert Staniewicz