Distribution of electrolytes in a flow battery
A method of determining a distribution of electrolytes in a flow battery includes providing a flow battery with a fixed amount of fluid electrolyte having a common electrochemically active specie, a portion of the fluid electrolyte serving as an anolyte and a remainder of the fluid electrolyte serving as a catholyte. An average oxidation state of the common electrochemically active specie is determined in the anolyte and the catholyte and, responsive to the determined average oxidation state, a molar ratio of the common electrochemically active specie between the anolyte and the catholyte is adjusted to increase an energy discharge capacity of the flow battery for the determined average oxidation state.
- Research Organization:
- United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AR0000149
- Assignee:
- UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Farmington, CT)
- Patent Number(s):
- 9,853,310
- Application Number:
- 15/107,499
- OSTI ID:
- 1414937
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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