Johnson Controls Technology Company

Globe-union Inc.

Cps Technology Holdings LLC

Scott D Gerner

Perry M Wyatt

Junwei Jiang

Kavi Geetharani Loganathan

Deepan Chakkaravarthi Bose

Electrodes, which may be composite capacitor electrodes, include carbon fibers, illustratively chopped carbon fibers having an aspect ratio of from about 100-5000, have been treated with a non-ionic surfactant, specifically the polyoxyethyleneglycol octophenyl ether, Triton X-100, to increase the hydrophilicity of the fibers. The capacitive electrodes prepared with the surface-modified carbon fibers exhibit increased charge acceptance.

Capacitor electrodes for lead-acid battery with surface-modified additives

Absorption mat lead-acid batteries poorly dissipate heat from the internal components of the battery due to the air gap which exists between the plates and the inner wall of the container. Improved thermal management of the battery is achieved by filling the air gap, an insulating gap, with a thermally conductive gel, such as a gel formed of fumed silica and sulfuric acid electrolyte.

Lead-acid battery of the absorptive mat type with improved heat transfer

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Scott D Gerner