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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 02, 1998
Frank R. Denton, III, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Jason N. Howard, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Anaba A. Anani, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Jose′ Maria Fernandez, Sunrise, FL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
Structures (,) of electrochemical cells and electrochemical cell components employ a switch-like article (,) comprised of an electrically conducting material that becomes nonconductive or semiconductive outside of a discrete voltage window. Said switch-like article serves as a reversible, self-regulating electrochemical switch at boundary voltages, thereby protecting the cell against over-charge and or over-discharge, and can be employed in a variety of configurations to provide self-regulating cell architectures. Cell assemblies that include said switch-like articles may themselves serve an auxiliary function as switches for other cells placed in series or parallel, and for external circuits.