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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2019
Methods for battery internal short circuit trigger and improved performance by temperature gradients
Applicant:
The Government of the United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventors:
Corey T. Love, Alexandria, VA (US);
Rachel E. Carter, Alexandria, VA (US);
Robert W Atkinson, Alexandria, VA (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/42 (2006.01); G01R 31/385 (2019.01); H01M 10/0525 (2010.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/4235 (2013.01); G01R 31/3865 (2019.01); H01M 10/0525 (2013.01); H01M 10/4285 (2013.01); H01M 10/44 (2013.01); H01M 10/48 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of: providing an electrochemical energy storage device having a first electrode and a second electrode; and simultaneously: a) maintaining the first electrode at a first temperature; b) maintaining the second electrode at a second temperature; and c) charging or discharging the device. The coolest portion of the second electrode is at least 1° C. warmer than the warmest portion of the first electrode.