This is \(LiH^{+}\) where a Hydrogen without an electron sits in the unpaired orbit of \(Li\) with a \(He\) core. This replaces \(H_2O^{+}\) as the positively charged reducing reagent. The word "carrier" emphasize the fact that this reagent is migrating to the cathode. \(Li\) plays the role of \(OH\) with a unpaired orbit in \(O\).
\(Li_2O\) is inorganic. It has a linear structure suggesting that it is strongly ionic. The unpaired orbits are not involved. So \(LiOH^{+}\) or \(Li_2{O}^{+}\) where a \(H\) looses an electron and pairs up with an unpaired orbit in \(O\) or a \(Li\) looses an electron and pairs up with an unpaired orbit in \(O\), do not occur.
For the time being,
this is not a new battery. The membrane is soap resistance material, wax impregnated and perforated that allows \(LiH^{+}\) to pass but not \(OH\). \(OH\) aided by gravity falls into the charge collector chamber, where it is oxidized. \(LiH^{+}\) produced are charged and move across the membrane due to repulsion between like charges. At the cathode, possibly \(MnO_2\) where \(LiH^{+}\) receive an electron, gives up the hydrogen and form \(LiMnO_2\).
Compare this with the oscillatory battery, the \(LiH^{+}\) ion bridge is one of the internal connection of the oscillator. The second connection occurs outside of the battery, it just the external load connection. This battery do not oscillate without the external connection.
This is the battery we use everyday. To view it as an oscillator with a natural frequency may improve its efficiency and battery life. To find its natural frequency the battery is connect to a tune-able oscillator as load. Resonance occurs when the peak terminal voltage is maximum as the frequency of the load is changed.
This oscillations at the terminals are sinusoidal with a positive DC value and of non negative value. The flow of current through the battery does not reverse.
If this resonance exist, the battery can be set into resonance with a switch at resonant frequency and a series rectifying circuit to provide an DC output.
where \(freq_n\) is the resonance frequency. The switch at \(freq_n\) produces a full wave rectified waveform at the output. The capacitor represents a waveform smoothing circuit after the diode bridge of a full wave rectifier, the output of which is a stable DC voltage.
Will the battery explode at resonance?
