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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2002
Ramesh C. Kainthla, College Station, TX (US);
Rechargeable Battery Corporation, College Station, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention comprises a formation procedure for alkaline nickel-zinc cells, the procedure comprising the steps of assembling an alkaline nickel-zinc cell, charging the cell at a charging current rate until a first condition is achieved, wherein at the first condition the cell has a first cell voltage, maintaining the cell at the first cell voltage while applying a maintenance current to the cell until a second condition is achieved, and discharging the cell at a discharging current rate until a third condition is achieved, wherein the steps of charging, maintaining and discharging are repeated at least one time, and, thereafter the cell is finally charged at a final charging rate until the final condition is achieved.