US 12,068,463 B2
Method of enhancing electrochemical cell performance
Thomas Heenan, London (GB); Paul Shearing, London (GB); Daniel Brett, London (GB); and Chun Tan, London (GB)
Assigned to UCL Business Limited, London (GB)
Appl. No. 17/420,832
Filed by UCL Business Limited, London (GB)
PCT Filed Jan. 6, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/050145
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 6, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/144142, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 16, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1900171 (GB), filed on Jan. 7, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0093981 A1, Mar. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H02J 7/12 (2006.01)
CPC H01M 10/44 (2013.01) [H02J 7/12 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of enhancing performance of an electrochemical cell having a first electrode and a second electrode and electrolyte between the first and second electrodes, the first and second electrodes defining a current flow path, the method comprising providing, in addition to the electrochemical cell, a magnetic field generator for providing a changing magnetic field through the cell, the magnetic field generator comprising an array of electromagnets, wherein the method further comprises sequentially activating the electromagnets to provide the changing magnetic field.