Patent ID: 11961974
Assignee: ENLIGHTEN INNOVATIONS INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 19:
20. A method for self-priming a battery cell with molten metal produced within the battery cell, the method comprising:
releasing metal ions from a catholyte contained within a cathode compartment of the battery cell;
receiving electrons from an external power supply at an anode current collector contained at least partially within an anode compartment of the battery cell;
transporting the metal ions from the cathode compartment to the anode compartment via an ion-selective membrane positioned between the cathode compartment and the anode compartment;
transporting the electrons from the anode current collector to the ion-selective membrane via an electron transport structure extending between the anode current collector and the ion-selective membrane within the anode compartment; and
self-priming the battery cell by combining the metal ions with the electrons within the anode compartment to produce the molten metal within the anode compartment.