Patent ID: 11913759
Assignee: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H  Y | IPC F  H

Claim 15:
16. A method of generating an energy pulse, comprising:
providing a supercapacitor, comprising:
first and second porous electrodes connectable to a power source and a resistive load;
a first liquid electrolyte in contact with the first porous electrode;
a second liquid electrolyte in contact with the second porous electrode;
a separator disposed between the first and second electrolytes;

applying a potential between the first and second porous electrodes;
creating an explosion that compresses the electrodes and reduces the volume of each porous electrode and ejects electrolyte from the porous electrodes thus increasing the potential between the electrodes and increasing the energy stored in the supercapacitor; and subsequently
discharging at least a portion of the energy stored in the supercapacitor.