Battery cartridges
View Patent ↗Battery cartridges are disclosed that include a housing having a plurality of air access openings configured to selectively control flow of air into the housing; and at least two adjacent metal-air electrochemical cells within the housing, each electrochemical cell having an outer gas permeable barrier membrane layer that defines the exterior surface of the electrochemical cell; wherein there is a gap between adjacent electrochemical cells in the housing and wherein the air access openings in the housing are positioned over or partially overlapping each gap.
1. A battery cartridge, comprising
a housing having a plurality of air access openings configured to selectively control flow of air into the housing; and
at least two adjacent metal-air electrochemical cells within the housing, each electrochemical cell having an outer gas permeable barrier membrane layer that defines the exterior surface of the electrochemical cell; wherein there is a gap between adjacent electrochemical cells in the housing and wherein the air access openings in the housing are positioned over or partially overlapping each gap, and wherein the gas permeable barrier membrane layers comprise polytetrafluoroethylene.
2. The battery cartridge of claim 1 , wherein there are at least three of the electrochemical cells within the housing.