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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2011
Applicants:
Weston Arthur Hermann, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jeffrey Brian Straubel, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Weston Arthur Hermann, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jeffrey Brian Straubel, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Tesla Motors, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/44 (2006.01); B60K 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for maintaining an ambient oxygen concentration below a preset concentration while charging a metal-air battery pack is provided, the system utilizing an on-board means for collecting and storing the oxygen-rich effluent generated during the charge cycle.