| 摘要 |
<p>Nickel-cadmium battery cell (10) has a plurality of cadmium negative electrode plates (24), (26) and (28) and a plurality of alternate nickel positive electrode plates (30) and (32). The separator space therebetween is occupied by separators (34), (36), (38) and (40). The enhanced thickness of the separator space, more than 200 microns, serves as a reservoir which provides an increased amount of potassium hydroxide electrolyte so that as the nickel electrode grows during cycling and withdraws electrolyte from the separator by compression or crushing of the separator and by capillary action into the nickel electrode, sufficient electrolyte remains for an enhanced battery cell life. The increased interelectrode spacing also increases lifetime limited by short circuiting due to cadmium interelectrode deposits. Another embodiment employs an electrolyte reservoir positioned laterally of the electrode stack and formed of foamed material so that upon growth of the nickel electrodes, the foam crushes to permit maintenance of the separator space and supply electrolyte. </p> |
