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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2001
Derek Richard Dexter, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Ronald David Brost, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for manufacturing a battery having battery electrodes and with a desired porosity, using an electrochemical model and a thermal model that includes determining energy and current requirements for a particular application. Characteristics of the battery in response to said energy and current requirements are determined. The battery characteristics and energy and current requirements are prepared for use in the electrochemical model and the thermal model The porosity of the battery electrodes is determined by solving equations within the electrochemical model and the thermal model Porosity of the battery electrodes is varied until voltage potential across the battery varies by less then a predetermined tolerance factor for an operating range state of charge. A paste mixture is created in response to the desired battery electrode porosity. The paste mixture is applied to a grid followed by curing of the grid and paste.