Claims
- 1. A thermal battery system comprising:
a housing; an electrical energy supplying assembly for supplying electrical power when heated to operating temperatures mounted within said housing a wire heating assembly mounted within said housing for heating said electrical energy supply assembly to operating temperatures.
- 2. The thermal battery system as set forth in claim 1 further comprising said housing containing a first insulation layer mounted about said at least a portion of said electrical energy supplying assembly.
- 3. The thermal battery system as set forth in claim 2 further comprising said wire heating element assembly mounted within said insulation layer.
- 4. The thermal battery system as set forth in claim 1, or 2, or 3, further including means to adjust the level of heating produced by said wire heating assembly.
- 5. The thermal battery system as set forth in claim 4 wherein said wire heating assembly is made of nickel-chrome wire.
- 6. The thermal battery system as set forth in claim 5 comprising:
a second ridged insulation layer mounted within said first insulation layer; and said wire-heating assembly mounted about at least a portion of said second ridged insulation layer.
- 7. The thermal battery system as set forth in claim 6 further including means coupled to said electrical energy supplying assembly for recharging same.
- 8. A thermal battery system comprising:
a first housing; an electrical energy supplying assembly for supplying electrical power when heated to operating temperatures mounted within said first housing; a wire heating assembly mounted about said first housing for heating said electrical energy supply assembly to operating temperatures; and a second housing mounted about said fist housing and said wire-heating assembly.
- 9. The thermal battery system as set forth in claim 8 further comprising said first housing containing a first insulation layer mounted about said at least a portion of said electrical energy supplying assembly.
- 10. The thermal battery system as set forth in claim 9 further comprising a second insulation layer mounted between said first and second housings about said wire heating element assembly.
- 11. The thermal battery system as set forth in claim 8, or 9, or 10, further including means to adjust the level of heating produced by said wire heating assembly.
- 12. The thermal battery system as set forth in claim 11 wherein said wire heating assembly is made of nickel-chrome wire.
- 13. The thermal battery system as set forth in claim 12 further including means coupled to said electrical energy supplying assembly for recharging it.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending provisional patent application Serial No. 60/227,743 “Electrically Heated Thermal Battery” filed Aug. 24, 2000.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60227743 |
Aug 2000 |
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