Abstract: An uninterruptible power supply which is down-sized and lightened is provided. A utility line 1 is connected with a switch 8 and the switch 8 is connected with a rectifying circuit 2 and DC power from the rectifying circuit 2 inputs to a first inverter 3-1 and charges a battery 6 by a charger 7 connected with a node between the utility line 1 and the switch 8 and the DC power from the battery 6 is converted to AC power by a second inverter 3-2 to input to the rectifying circuit 2. When the utility line 1 is interrupted, AC power from the second inverter 3-2 is supplied to the rectifying circuit 2 to continuously supply power to a load 4. As a result, the number of cells in a battery may be reduced, the cost and man-day of the unit may be reduced, the reliability of the unit may be improved and the supply may be down-sized and lightened.

Abstract: An electrotherapeutic device for passing a DC electric current through a living organism by applying a voltage to the living organism includes a battery with an internal resistance which is high enough so that changes in the resistance value of the living organism can be disregarded. Excessive flow of current is avoided even when the resistance of the living organism fluctuates. The device is safe, easy to handle, and inexpensive. It is particularly suited for use with iontophoresis; a technology by which drugs are administered using electricity.

Abstract: This invention relates to a lithium secondary battery, in which a nonaqueous solvent is used for an electrolyte and a carbonaceous material is used for a negative active material; and especially relates to the electrolyte. Namely, the electrolyte includes one or more kinds of tertiary amines, and the tertiary amines include one or more substituents having two or more numbers of carbon. Further, the electrolyte includes a cyclic ester and includes a solvent having a reduction potential higher than that of the cyclic ester.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for an electrode in which ultra fine particles of active material formed in gas by an evaporation method are carried in a gas flow and blown onto a surface of a substrate, so that an electrode comprising a thin film of active material is formed on the surface of the substrate. A manufacturing method for an electrode-electrolyte composite in which ultra fine particles of active material formed in gas by the evaporation method are carried in a gas flow and blown onto a surface of a film comprising a solid electrolyte, so that an electrode comprising a thin film of active material is formed on the surface of the film. The above manufacturing method for an electrode can provide an anode or a cathode comprising an ultra thin film having an uniform thickness of under 10 microns inclusive, for example.

Abstract: A sheet-like separator has an electrolyte dripping speed of 100 mm/hr or less, wherein the values of repellent force on the pouring repellent force curve of pouring of dilute sulfuric acid shown in FIG. 1 are the following:______________________________________ if point S = P kg/dm.sup.2, point B .gtoreq. 0.55P kg/dm.sup.2 point C .gtoreq. 0.40P kg/dm.sup.2 ______________________________________A valve regulated lead acid battery employs the separator.

Abstract: The improved battery for reversible operation at ambient temperature comprises a negative electrode, a composite positive electrode which is composed of an ion-conductive high-molecular weight compound that has at least one ionic compound dissolved therein and that has a polyether structure and ion conductivity, an electrochemically active material and, optionally, an electron conductive material, and an electrolyte which is made of an ion-conductive high-molecular weight compound that has at least one ionic compound dissolved therein and that has a polyether structure and ion conductivity. The improvement is such that said composite positive electrode and said electrolyte are formed by exposure to an active radiation such as ultraviolet rays or ionizing radiation. Thanks to the improvement in electrolyte and positive electrode, the battery can be fabricated with great ease, is entirely free from the possibility of electrolyte leakage and has high long-term reliability and safety.

Abstract: A sulfuric acid concentration sensor including a sensor body comprising a high molecular compound having a property to react with sulfuric acid and a property to change an electric conductivity in such a way as one-valued function with a change in sulfuric acid concentration, in which an electric current is flown through the sensor body impregnated in sulfuric acid solution to obtain the electric conductivity of sensor body so as to know the sulfuric acid concentration. Since the electric conductivity of high molecular compound changes corresponding to the sulfuric acid concentration, the sulfuric acid concentration can be known when the electric conductivity of the sensor body i.e. the high molecular compound is obtained, so that the concentration of sulfuric acid can be measured easily.

Abstract: A plate of a battery is positioned so that a strap connected to the plate is located on a side of the plate, and a pedestal of a resin-wrapped post is fit in a notch formed in the strap. A first protection plate is installed between a contact portion of the pedestal with the notch and a resin portion of the resin-wrapped post, and a second protection plate is installed between the contact portion and the plate. A flame of a burner is applied onto the contact portion from above the strap and the pedestal at a spot between the both protection plates so as to weld the pedestal to the strap without causing the resin portion to become molten or the post from becoming misshapen.

Abstract: A primary invention is a solid polymer electrolyte including an ionic salt and a compound able to dissolve the ionic salt and having a crosslink network structure. A crosslink network structure is formed by polymerizing a two-functional acryloyl compound having two acryloyl groups with a one-functional acryloyl compound having one acryloyl group. In this solid polymer electrolyte, the crosslink network structure has a skeleton in which the one-functional acryloyl compound spreads into branches. Since molecular movement of this branched skeleton is active, its flexibility is improved.

Abstract: A separator in which a flowing rate of an electrolyte is less than 100 mm/hr and a sealed lead acid battery using the separator.

Abstract: This invention provides a lead-acid battery plate and its manufacturing method. In a lead-acid battery plate making use of an expanded metal comprising copper or copper alloy electroplated with lead or lead alloy for its grid; this invention is characterized by that a protector is provided on a side of the grid. And in a manufacturing method for a lead acid battery plate in which the expanded metal comprising copper or copper alloy electroplated with lead or lead alloy is used for its grid, and a plate lug comprising lead or lead alloy is connected by casting to an upper part of the grid; this invention is characterized by that the plate lug is first connected by casting to the upper part of the copper expanded metal, and lead or lead alloy is then electroplated on the copper expanded metal to which the plate lug is connected.

Abstract: A separator substantially comprising only alkali-containing glass fibers with an average fiber diameter of less than 2 .mu.m, and having an electrolyte dripping speed of lower than 80 mm/hr and a content of sulfer S at the surface of the glass fibers of less than 0.02% by weight, as well as a sealed lead acid battery using such a separator.

Abstract: A nickel electrode for use in an alkaline battery using a network-like alkaline-proof metal mesh having pores at the inside thereof as a core metal current collector, as well as an alkaline battery using such a nickel electrode. Inexpensive nickel electrode having high performance, great capacity can be obtained at high productivity.

Abstract: There is described a solid polymer electrolyte containing an ionic salt in a three-dimensional crosslinked compound of a poly(vinylalkyl ether) represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## (where R is CH.sub.3, C.sub.2 H.sub.5 or CH(CH.sub.3)(C.sub.2 H.sub.5); and n is an integer of 100-2,000). The poly(vinylalkyl ether) is preferably poly(vinylmethyl ether) and crosslinked by exposure to an ionizing radiation. The solid polymer electrolyte also contains a compound that is capable of solubilizing the ionic salt.

Abstract: A mold for lead casting comprising a porous metal material which does not form an alloy with molten lead and which has a thermal conductivity of from 3-15 kcal/(m.multidot.hr.multidot..degree.C.) and having a percentage of pores having a radius larger than or equal to 40 microns being 7% or less of the total pore volume. The porous metal material has a permeability of at least 0.2 ml/sec.multidot.cm.sup.2 at a material thickness of 10 mm and ambient pressure of 0.02 kg/cm.sup.2. A casting mold enabling casting of a lead grid without using a lubricant due to the lubricity of the mold material itself is realized.

Abstract: A lead-acid battery using dilute sulfuric acid as the electrolyte, has a plate group composed of at least one positive plate, one negative plate and an intervening separator. Whiskers of at least one type selected from carbon, graphite and potassium titanate, having an electronic conductivity, with a diameter of 10 .mu.m or less and an aspect ratio of 50 or more, and a specific surface area of 2 m.sup.2 /g are mixed with at least one of the active materials of the positive and negative plates by 0.01 to 10 wt. % of the active material so as to connect the active material particles mutually and/or active material and current collector electronic conductively.

Abstract: A nut anti-slipping member is provided, which has a nut insertion groove and covers bottom end portions of one-side opening end of a nut insertion hole. A nut is inserted in the nut insertion hole with the nut deviated from the nut anti-slipping member. In case when the nut is of a square-pole-shape type with rectangular section, the entire nut can pass upper parts of the anti-slipping member when the nut is inserted in the nut insertion hole in a horizontally longitudinal position, and a bottom part of the nut can pass the nut insertion groove when the nut is inserted in the nut insertion hole in a vertically longitudinal position.

Abstract: An upper limit value is set up which is larger by a prescribed value than a current value of an ideal sine wave, a lower limit value is set up which is smaller by a prescribed value than the current value of the ideal sine wave. Plural semiconductor switches are actuated according to a clock pulse of specified frequency supplied from a clock pulse generator so that a boosting mode is maintained until an alternate input current increases to reach the upper limit setting value during the boosting mode and a transfer mode is maintained until the alternate input current decreases to reach the lower limit setting value during the transfer mode, thus the semiconductor switches are actuated according to the frequency of the clock pulse at the time of this transfer mode.

Abstract: A nickel electrode for an alkaline battery comprises a porous alkaline-proof metal fiber substrate used as a current collector, and active material for the electrode. The active material includes nickel hydroxide powder active material, to which zinc or magnesium is added at a rate in a range of 3-10 wt % or 1-3 wt %, respectively. The zinc and magnesium is in a solid solution in crystal of the nickel hydroxide, and the active material forms principle compound of paste, which is loaded in the electrode.

Abstract: An electrolyte feeder for battery in order to fill an electrolyte into a battery comprising plural cells, integrally having shell bodies equal in number to the number of cells, filling hole at tip and of each shell body being sealed up by a thin film, the thin film being designed to be broken by a filling sleeve of battery so as to improve an efficiency of filling the electrolyte, and bottom parts of the shell bodies being connected each other by the communicating means in order to avoid failure to fill the electrolyte and facilitate replacement of the electrolyte with air.