Inventors:
Steven P. Tucker - Portsmouth RI
Raymond W. Roberts - Esmond RI
Eric G. Dow - Barrington RI
James R. Moden - Bristol RI
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC
International Classification:
H01M 436, H01M 634, H01M 604, H01G 174
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a dry composition of materials to be used n a battery system. The dry composition comprises a mixture consisting of sodium hydroxide and sodium oxide. In a first reservoir in the battery system, the mixture is present in an amount sufficient to form with water a heated sodium hydroxide electrolyte solution having a 15% by weight concentration of sodium hydroxide. In a second reservoir in the battery system, the mixture is present in an amount sufficient to form with water a heated sodium hydroxide electrolyte solution having to up to about 75% by weight concentration of sodium hydroxide. The present invention also relates to a battery system and a method for generating electrical power which utilize the aforementioned dry composition of materials.