Abstract: Articles of wear having one or more textiles that include a low processing temperature polymeric composition and a high processing temperature polymeric composition, and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The low processing temperature polymeric composition and the high processing temperature polymeric composition can be selectively incorporated into a textile to provide one or more structural properties and/or other advantageous properties to the article. The textile can be thermoformed to impart such structural and/or other advantageous properties to the article of wear. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

Abstract: A battery of high temperature cells in a battery casing includes a plurality of rigid metal elements secured to a rigid board of electrical insulating material. The metal elements provide mutually insulated conducting pathways. One end of each of the metal elements connects to either a cell or a bank of cells and an opposite end converges to a location on the board. The board may include one or more of these locations to allow for multiple electrical connections to be made through the casing. In addition, the number of the locations on the board may be less than the number of metal elements.

Abstract: A battery terminal comprises a thermally and electrically conductive bar. Means are provided to connect one end of the bar to an electrical cable and the other end of the bar to cells of the battery. The bar leads out through a battery casing and heat dissipating means fastened to the battery casing. The heat dissipating means are in good thermal contact with and electrically insulated from the lead out bar.

Abstract: A thermal shunt is provided for a battery contained in a thermally insulated container. The thermal shunt comprises an external heat sink, a heat conducting fluid, and a pump fluid which urges the heat conducting fluid into thermal contact with battery.

Abstract: Various constructions of battery are disclosed, each comprising one or more arrays of single cells or series arrangements of cells, arranged between bus plates and separated by separator members and spacers.

Abstract: Sodium sulphur cells are commonly connected in parallel. It is a problem with such arrangements that if one cell sustains a short circuit failure, the parallel connected cells discharge through it. In an embodiment disclosed, a switch series connected to a cell or series of cells, goes open circuit should current in excess of a predetermined value and consequently associated with the failure of a cell, flow through the switch. The switch comprises a conducting rod separated into two portions and placed within a beta alumina tube containing sodium: the level of the sodium determines whether an electrical circuit is completed between the portions rendering the switch "on". Sodium, contained within an outer conducting tube, also surrounds the inner beta alumina tube, there being an electrical connection from the outer tube, via a resistor, to one portion of the rod.