Patent ID: 8911893

Claim:
A convection battery device 100 comprising: a. an anode packed bed 102 comprising an anode material 108 , wherein the anode material 108 comprises a plurality of anode granules wherein the anode packed bed 102 has a permeability greater than 0.02 Darcies and conductivity greater than 0.005 S/m, and wherein the anode material 108 further comprises an active anodic material; b. a cathode packed bed 104 comprising a cathode material 110 , wherein the cathode material 110 comprises a plurality of cathode granules wherein the cathode packed bed 104 has a permeability greater than 0.02 Darcies and conductivity greater than 0.005 S/m and wherein the cathode material 110 further comprises an active cathodic material, and wherein the anode packed bed 102 is electrically insulated from the cathode packed bed 104 ; and c. a pump 106 configured to provide convection of an electrolyte 112 between the anode packed bed 102 and the cathode packed bed 104 .