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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2016
Iftikhar Ahmad, Raleigh, NC (US);
Andrew Cardin, Cary, NC (US);
Clayton Decamillis, Raleigh, NC (US);
Michael Hampton, Raleigh, NC (US);
James E. Webb, Jr., Garner, NC (US);
Pu Zhang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
William Hicks, Saline, MI (US);
Peter H. Aurora, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Iftikhar Ahmad, Raleigh, NC (US);
Andrew Cardin, Cary, NC (US);
Clayton DeCamillis, Raleigh, NC (US);
Michael Hampton, Raleigh, NC (US);
James E. Webb, Jr., Garner, NC (US);
Pu Zhang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
William Hicks, Saline, MI (US);
Peter H. Aurora, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
An apparatus for processing battery electrodes includes: a microwave applicator cavity with slots on opposite ends to allow a continuous sheet to move through the cavity in a first direction; a processing chamber constructed of microwave-transparent material, disposed within the applicator cavity and surrounding the continuous sheet, the processing chamber having slots to allow the continuous sheet to pass through it; a microwave power supply to deliver power to the applicator cavity; a source of heated gas providing a controlled gas flow through the processing chamber in a direction opposite the first direction; and, at least one non-contacting temperature measuring device positioned to measure a surface temperature at a selected location on the continuous sheet as it passes through the processing chamber. The apparatus is particularly suited for removing polar solvents from porous electrode coatings. A related method is also disclosed.