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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2012
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Job Thomas Rijssenbeek, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Michael Alan Vallance, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Charles Dominic Iacovangelo, Schenectady, NY (US);
Jinghua Liu, Shanghai, CN;
Roger Neil Bull, Burton Upon Trent, GB;
Robert Christie Galloway, Burton Upon Trent, GB;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An electrochemical cell is presented. The cell includes a housing formed of a metallic material. A component is disposed within an anode compartment of the cell that contains an alkali metal. The component comprises a sacrificial metal that has an oxidation potential less than the oxidation potential of the housing material. An energy storage device including such an electrochemical cell is also provided.