Technical Report on Galvanic Cells With Fused-Salt Electrolytes |
The galvanic cell is an important invention due to its ability to create electricity unattended. It takes thermal energy and converts it to electrical energy. The new lithium ion battery with using salt-fused electrolytes, can convert such heat into electricity. The system includes a galvanic cell to produce electricity, a regenerator to thermally decompose the products of the reaction into the reactants and an exchanger to conserve heat. The cells use a volatile liquid-alkali metal which ends up having a low electronegativity for the anode, and a
relatively nonvolatile liquid metal of high electronegativity
for the cathode. There are other suitable combinations of alkali metals that can be used, but lithium seems to be the best option. Another important feature is the ability for the secondary cells to store electrical energy by converting it to chemical energy and then reconverting it as needed on demand.