Title:
REFUELABLE AND RECHARGEABLE METAL-AIR FUEL CELL BATTERY POWER SUPPLY UNIT FOR INTEGRATION INTO AN APPLIANCE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002035627
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A refuelable and rechargable metal-air FCB based power supply unit for integration into a device/system for generating and providing electrical power to at least one electrical-energy-consuming load device disposed therein. An external power source is used to recharge the metal-air FCB subsystems embodied therein. A control subsystem automatically transitions between discharging mode (wherein at least one metal-air FCB subsystem supplies electrical power to the electrical power-consuming load device) and a recharging mode (wherein the external power source is electrically coupled to at least one metal-air FCB subsystem to thereby recharge the metal-air FCB subsystem(s). The metal-air FCB subsystem(s) are refueled by manually loading and unloading metal-fuel from the metal-air FCB subsystem(s). Preferably, electrical power provided to the at least one electrical power-consuming load device is supplied solely by electrical power generated by discharging metal-fuel in the metal-air fuel cell battery subsystem(s).
Inventors:
FARIS SADEG M (US)
TSAI TSEPIN (US)
TSAI TSEPIN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/050792
Publication Date:
November 06, 2003
Filing Date:
October 24, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
REVEO INC (US)
FARIS SADEG M (US)
TSAI TSEPIN (US)
FARIS SADEG M (US)
TSAI TSEPIN (US)
International Classes:
H01M8/04; H01M10/44; H01M12/06; H01M12/08; H01M6/50; H01M10/42; (IPC1-7): H01M2/10; H01M12/08; H01M10/42
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1999018627A1 | 1999-04-15 | |||
| WO2000036690A2 | 2000-06-22 |
Foreign References:
| US5888664A | 1999-03-30 |
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