Spiral-wound convection battery and methods of operation

摘要

A spiral-wound convection battery device has flow in and out of the ends with flow proceeding through flow-permeable electrodes. In the preferred configuration electrolyte flows, reverse flows, or pressure-pulse reverse flows between an electrode and counter electrode through a flow-permeable separator. The preferred configuration is as a novel stacked-cell spiral-wound battery.

主权项

1. A convection battery comprising:
an anode electrode layer permeable to flow, a cathode electrode layer permeable to flow, a separator layer between said anode and cathode electrode layers, a circumference surface impermeable to flow, and two ends permeable to flow and to allow an electrolyte to enter the device and flow through said anode and cathode, wherein said convection battery further comprises a plurality of said anode electrode, separator and cathode electrode layers wound in a spiral configuration.