Patent ID: 8067108
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A battery, which comprises: a) a first nonaqueous electrochemical cell comprising a first anode active metal, a first cathode collector, and an ionically conductive cathode-electrolyte solution comprising a solute dissolved in an active liquid cathode; b) a second nonaqueous electrochemical cell comprising a second anode active metal different than the first anode active metal, a second cathode collector, and an ionically conductive cathode-electrolyte solution comprising a solute dissolved in an active liquid cathode; and c) wherein the cathode-electrolyte for the first and second cells contains at least one liquid oxyhalide selected from the group consisting of sulfuryl chloride, thionyl chloride, phosphorus oxychloride, thionyl bromide, chromyl chloride, vanadyl tribromide and selenium oxychloride, and d) wherein the first and second cells are electrically connected to each other.