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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2014
Ovonic Battery Company, Inc., Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Kwo-hsiung Young, Troy, MI (US);
Diana Wong, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Jean Nei, Southgate, MI (US);
Benjamin Reichman, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Benjamin Chao, Troy, MI (US);
William Mays, Commerce, MI (US);
Ovonic Battery Company, Inc., Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A hybrid power cell is provided that combines a nickel-metal hydride battery, solid state hydrogen storage, and alkaline fuel cell technologies in a single cell operating within a targeted intermediate temperature range. A cell includes a cathode that is capable of using raw atmospheric air as an oxygen source and an anode that is capable of reversible electrochemical and gas phase hydrogen storage, where the anode and the cathode are highly functional at intermediate temperatures. The resulting hybrid power cell overcomes prior challenges of reliable high-capacity grid-tied energy storage necessary for greater renewable energy adoption.