Patent ID: 6060198
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
A plate for use as an electrode in an electrochemical battery in which it is submerged in an electrolyte, said plate comprising a rigid reticulated metal structure comprised of an electrically conductive metal formed of rigid elongated tendrils which have a dimension of thickness and length and a surface area, said tendrils being continuously joined to one another at apexes of three tendrils to form a rigid structure containing a plurality of pentagonally-faced dodecahedrons, said dodecahedrons being joined to one another, all to form said unitary structure, said plate having a pair of parallel, spaced apart faces bounded by edges to define a plate envelope having a volume, the dimensions and number of said tendrils being selected to provide interconnected open pores said structure having a volume open to flow between the faces, providing a reservoir for electrolyte to be stored and to contact the tendrils.