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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 07, 1996
William H Kump, St. Paul, MN (US);
GNB Technologies, Inc., Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Abstract
A multicell, lead-acid battery having spiral-wound cell elements and capacity adapters is disclosed, the battery comprising a container having a plurality of cell cavities, each cell cavity having a volume adapted to receive a spiral wound cell element of a specific maximum electrochemical capacity, a spiral-wound cell element being disposed in each cell cavity having a capacity less than the specific maximum capacity and of a size smaller than a cell element having the specific maximum capacity, thus creating a void volume in the cell cavity in which it is disposed, and a capacity adapter being disposed in each cell cavity which occupies at least a portion of the void volume.