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Hydrogen/bromine flow battery in which hydrogen is freely exchanged between two cell compartments

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1987193
A flow battery system includes a first tank including a hydrogen reactant, a second tank including a bromine electrolyte, and at least one cell including a first electrolyte side operably connected to the first tank and a second electrolyte side operably connected to the second tank. The battery system further includes a direct connection line directly connecting the first tank and the second tank and configured such that the hydrogen reactant passes between the first tank and the second tank.
Research Organization:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart (Germany); The University of California, Oakland, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AR0000137
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, DE); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Number(s):
11,594,749
Application Number:
15/104,161
OSTI ID:
1987193
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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