US 12,148,568 B2
Charge-discharge method for cycling a polymer-reinforced capacitor
Ayhan Bozkurt, Dammam (SA); and Emre Cevik, Dammam (SA)
Assigned to Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam (SA)
Filed by Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam (SA)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/476,409.
Application 18/476,409 is a continuation of application No. 18/318,399, filed on May 16, 2023, granted, now 11,810,717.
Application 18/318,399 is a continuation of application No. 18/048,459, filed on Oct. 21, 2022, granted, now 11,749,468, issued on Sep. 5, 2023.
Application 18/048,459 is a continuation of application No. 17/712,211, filed on Apr. 4, 2022, granted, now 11,551,880, issued on Jan. 10, 2023.
Application 17/712,211 is a continuation of application No. 16/658,784, filed on Oct. 21, 2019, granted, now 11,328,877, issued on May 10, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0021378 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01G 11/56 (2013.01); C08F 30/02 (2006.01); C08K 3/28 (2006.01); H01G 11/32 (2013.01)
CPC H01G 11/56 (2013.01) [C08F 30/02 (2013.01); C08K 3/28 (2013.01); C08K 2201/001 (2013.01); H01G 11/32 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
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1. A charge-discharge method for charge-discharge cycling a polymer-reinforced capacitor, comprising:
subjecting the polymer-reinforced capacitor to charge-discharge cycle comprising:
first, charging the polymer-reinforced capacitor,
second, discharging the polymer-reinforced capacitor, repeating the charge-discharge cycle for at least 100 cycles;
wherein charging the polymer-reinforced capacitor includes flowing an electrical current through a gel electrolyte layer of the polymer-reinforced capacitor, and developing a charge separation across the gel electrolyte layer of the polymer-reinforced capacitor,
wherein the polymer-reinforced capacitor comprises:
a first electrically conducting layer;
an electrolyte layer comprising:
poly(vinylphosphonic acid);
a polymer mesh reinforcement, and
a molybdate redox mediator in an amount in a range of from 1.0 to 20.0 wt. % of a total electrolyte weight,
wherein the electrolyte is in gel form; and
a second electrically conducting layer,
wherein the electrolyte layer is sandwiched between the electrically conducting layers.