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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2003
Robert Lewis Clarke, Orinda, CA (US);
Brian J. Dougherty, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Stephen Harrison, Shawnigan, CA (US);
J. Peter Millington, Weaverham, GB;
Samaresh Mohanta, Fremont, CA (US);
Robert Lewis Clarke, Orinda, CA (US);
Brian J. Dougherty, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Stephen Harrison, Shawnigan, CA (US);
J. Peter Millington, Weaverham, GB;
Samaresh Mohanta, Fremont, CA (US);
Plurion Systems, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A battery comprises an acid electrolyte in which a compound provides acidity to the electrolyte and further increases solubility of at least one metal in the redox pair. Especially preferred compounds include alkyl sulfonic acids and alkyl phosphonic acids, and particularly preferred redox coupled include Co/Zn, Mn/Zn, Ce/V, Ce/Ti, Ce/Zn, and Pb/Pb.