Patent ID: 6228519
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: H01M,H02J,Y02E

Abstract:
A metal-air fuel cell battery (FCB) system, comprising:a supply of metal-fuel tape wound on a supply spindle and taken up on a take-up spindle, wherein said supply spindle and take-up spindle are contained within a casing having an access opening revealing a portion of said metal-fuel tape extending between said supply spindle and said take-up spindle;a housing having an input port for receiving a portion of said casing so that said access opening is disposed within said housing;first and second power supply terminals, disposed within said housing, for receiving electrical power generated from said supply of metal-fuel tape at an output voltage;a metal-fuel tape configuration mechanism, disposed within said housing, for (i) engaging said portion of said metal-fuel tape revealed through said access opening, (ii) pulling said metal-fuel tape out from said casing and (iii) configuring said metal fuel tape along a folded path arranged within said housing so that a plurality of discharging heads can be configured about said metal-fuel tape during metal-tape tape discharging operations; andsaid plurality of discharging heads for producing electrical power from said supply of metal-fuel tape as said metal-fuel tape is transported through each said discharging head during said metal-fuel tape discharging operations.