printed battery

Abstract

A printed battery has a flexible backing sheet, a first conductive layer printed on said sheet; a first conductive layer printed on the first conductive layer; a second electrode layer printed on said first electrode layer; and a second conductive layer printed on said second electrode layer.

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         15 . A method of making a printed battery consisting essentially of the following steps: 
 printing a first conductive layer on a flexible backing sheet;    printing a first electrode layer on the first conductive layer, where said first electrode layer is printed with an ink having a base selected from the group consisting of acrylics, alkyds, alginate, latex, polyurethane, linseed oil, and hydrocarbon emulsions;    printing an electrolyte layer on the first electrode layer, said electrolyte layer comprises electrolyte salts and a matrix material, said matrix material being selected from the group consisting of aqueous acrylics, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), PVDF copolymers, polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and PAN copolymers;    printing a second electrode layer on said electrolyte layer, where said second electrode layer is printed with an ink having a base selected from the group consisting of acrylics, alkyds, alginate, latex, polyurethane, linseed oil, and hydrocarbon emulsions; and    printing a second conductive layer on the second electrode layer.    
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15  further consisting essentially of curing each layer before printing a next layer.  
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16  where curing comprises drying.  
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17  where drying comprises the use of forced hot air.  
     
     
         19 . A printed battery comprising: 
 a flexible backing sheet;    a first conductive layer printed on said sheet;    a first electrode layer printed on said first conductive layer, where said first electrode layer is printed with an ink having a base selected from the group consisting of acrylics, alkyds, alginate, latex, polyurethane, linseed oil, and hydrocarbon emulsions;    a separator layer printed on said first electrode layer, said separator layer consisting essentially of an electrolyte salt and a matrix material, said matrix material being selected from the group consisting of a highly filled aqueous acrylics, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), PVDF copolymers, polyacrylonitrile (PAN), and PAN copolymers, where highly filled is defined by a filler content of at least 80%;    a second electrode layer printed on said separator layer, where said second electrode layer is printed with an ink having a base selected from the group consisting of acrylics, alkyds, alginate, latex, polyurethane, linseed oil, and hydrocarbon emulsions; and    a second conductive layer printed on said second electrode layer.    
     
     
         20 . The battery of  claim 19  wherein said backing sheet being a porous or nonporous material.  
     
     
         21 . The battery of  claim 20  wherein said sheet being selected from the group consisting of paper and plastic sheets.  
     
     
         22 . The battery of  claim 21  wherein said plastic sheets being selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyolefins, polycarbonate, polyamide, polyimide, polyetherketone, polyetheretherketone, polyethersulfone, polyphenylsulfide, polystryene, polyvinyl chloride, and cellulose and its derivatives.  
     
     
         23 . The battery of  claim 19  wherein printing being selected from the group consisting of screen printing, pad printing, stenciling, offset printing, and jet printing.  
     
     
         24 . The battery of  claim 19  wherein each conductive layer being printed with an ink having a base selected from the group consisting of acrylics, alkyds, alginate, latex, polyurethane, linseed oil, and hydrocarbon emulsions.  
     
     
         25 . The battery of  claim 19  wherein one electrode being an anode and one electrode being a cathode, said anode having an active material selected from the group consisting of zinc, magnesium, cadmium, and lithium, and said cathode having a material selected from the group consisting of manganese dioxide, mercury oxide, silver oxide, and other electro-active oxides.  
     
     
         23 . A printed battery consisting essentially of: 
 a flexible backing sheet, where said flexible backing sheet being selected from the group consisting of paper and plastic sheets;    a first conductive layer printed on said sheet, where said first conductive layer is printed with an ink having a base selected from the group consisting of acrylics, alkyds, alginate, latex, polyurethane, linseed oil, and hydrocarbon emulsions;    a first electrode layer printed on said first conductive layer, where said first electrode layer is printed with an ink having a base selected from the group consisting of acrylics, alkyds, alginate, latex, polyurethane, linseed oil, and hydrocarbon emulsions;    an electrolyte layer printed on said first electrode layer, said electrolyte layer comprises electrolyte salts and a matrix material, said matrix material being selected from the group consisting of highly filled aqueous acrylics, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), PVDF copolymers, polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and PAN copolymers, where highly filled is defined by a filler content of at least 80%;    a second electrode layer printed on said electrolyte layer, where said second electrode layer is printed with an ink having a base selected from the group consisting of acrylics, alkyds, alginate, latex, polyurethane, linseed oil, and hydrocarbon emulsions;    a second conductive layer printed on said second electrode layer, where said second conductive layer is printed with an ink having a base selected from the group consisting of acrylics, alkyds, alginate, latex, polyurethane, linseed oil, and hydrocarbon emulsions; and    where one electrode being an anode and one electrode being a cathode, said anode having an active material selected from the group consisting of zinc, magnesium, cadmium, and lithium, and said cathode having a material selected from the group consisting of manganese dioxide, mercury oxide, silver oxide.    
     
     
         24 . The battery of  claim 23  wherein said backing sheet is selected from the group of a porous or nonporous material.  
     
     
         25 . The battery of  claim 23  wherein said plastic sheets being selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyolefins, polycarbonate, polyamide, polyimide, polyetherketone, polyetheretherketone, polyethersulfone, polyphenylsulfide, polystryene, polyvinyl chloride, and cellulose and its derivatives.  
     
     
         26 . The battery of  claim 23  wherein printing being selected from the group consisting of screen printing, pad printing, stenciling, offset printing, and jet printing.