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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2007
Pamela A. Boss, San Diego, CA (US);
Frank E. Gordon, San Diego, CA (US);
Stanislaw Szpak, Poway, CA (US);
Lawrence Parker Galloway Forsley, San Diego, CA (US);
Pamela A. Boss, San Diego, CA (US);
Frank E. Gordon, San Diego, CA (US);
Stanislaw Szpak, Poway, CA (US);
Lawrence Parker Galloway Forsley, San Diego, CA (US);
JWK International Corporation, Annandale, VA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A method may include the steps of supplying current to the electrodes of an electrochemical cell according to a first charging profile, wherein the electrochemical cell has an anode, cathode, and electrolytic solution; maintaining a generally constant current between the electrodes; exposing the cell to an external field either during or after the termination of the deposition of deuterium absorbing metal on the cathode; and supplying current to the electrodes according to a second charging profile during the exposure of the cell to the external field. The electrolytic solution may include a metallic salt including palladium, and a supporting electrolyte, each dissolved in heavy water. The cathode may comprise a second metal that does not substantially absorb deuterium, such as gold. The external field may be a magnetic field.