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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
May. 16, 2019
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Rama Venkatasubramanian, Cary, NC (US);
Geza Dezsi, Durham, NC (US);
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes an anode of a cell for a battery, a cathode of the cell, an anode thermoelectric device, and a cathode thermoelectric device. The anode thermoelectric device may be operably coupled to the anode of the cell, and the anode thermoelectric device may be connected in electrical series with the anode of the cell. The cathode thermoelectric device may be operably coupled to the cathode of the cell, and the cathode thermoelectric device being connected in electrical series with the cathode of the cell. The cathode thermoelectric device and the anode thermoelectric device may operate as a heat pump system configured to remove heat from the cathode and provide heat to the anode in response to the cell being discharged, and remove heat from the anode and provide heat to the cathode in response to the cell being charged.