Patent ID: 7432001

Claim:
An electrochemical cell, which comprises: a) a casing comprising a container having a sidewall extending to an opening closed by a lid; b) an anode positioned inside the casing and comprising lithium supported on an anode current collector connected to the casing; c) a cathode of silver vanadium oxide supported on a cathode current collector connected to a positive terminal pin extending through an opening in the casing, wherein the positive terminal pin is electrically insulated from the casing; and d) an electrolyte activating the anode and the cathode, wherein the electrolyte and the silver vanadium oxide are present in the cell in an electrolyte-to-cathode weight ratio (E/C) of about 0.40, or less, such that the cell is dischargeable without lithium precipitating from the electrolyte in an amount sufficient to bridge a nominal distance between a negative polarity terminal including the anode current collector connected to the casing and positive portions including the cathode current collector and the terminal pin.