Double-membrane triple-electrolyte redox flow battery design

Yushan, Yan; Gu, Shuang; Gong, Ke

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Title: Double-membrane triple-electrolyte redox flow battery design

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A redox flow battery is provided having a double-membrane (one cation exchange membrane and one anion exchange membrane), triple-electrolyte (one electrolyte in contact with the negative electrode, one electrolyte in contact with the positive electrode, and one electrolyte positioned between and in contact with the two membranes). The cation exchange membrane is used to separate the negative or positive electrolyte and the middle electrolyte, and the anion exchange membrane is used to separate the middle electrolyte and the positive or negative electrolyte. This design physically isolates, but ionically connects, the negative electrolyte and positive electrolyte. The physical isolation offers great freedom in choosing redox pairs in the negative electrolyte and positive electrolyte, making high voltage of redox flow batteries possible. The ionic conduction drastically reduces the overall ionic crossover between negative electrolyte and positive one, leading to high columbic efficiency.

Inventors:: Yushan, Yan; Gu, Shuang; Gong, Ke

Issue Date:: 2018-03-13

Research Org.:: Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1425946

Patent Number(s):: 9917323

Application Number:: 13/918,444

Assignee:: University of Delaware (Newark, DE)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
H01M10/4242 - {Regeneration of electrolyte or reactants}
H01M2300/0082 - Organic polymers
H01M8/04 - Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
H01M8/04186 - of liquid-charged or electrolyte-charged reactants
H01M8/18 - Regenerative fuel cells, e.g. redox flow batteries or secondary fuel cells
H01M8/188 - {by recharging of redox couples containing fluids
H01M8/20 - Indirect fuel cells, e.g. fuel cells with redox couple being irreversible

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E60/10 - Energy storage
Y02E60/50 - Fuel cells

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
Y10T29/49108 - Electric battery cell making

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DOE Contract Number:: AR000009; AR0000346

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2013 Jun 14

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 25 ENERGY STORAGE

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Preliminary study of single flow zinc–nickel battery
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Electrochemical energy storage and power delivery process utilizing iron-sulfur couple
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Ion exchange membranes for vanadium redox flow battery (VRB) applications
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Characterization of different grades of aluminum anodes for aluminum/air batteries
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Characterization of a zinc–cerium flow battery
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Progress in Flow Battery Research and Development
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All-vanadium redox battery
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Redox flow battery system and cell stack
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