Redox flow battery including a system for decreasing by-pass currents
US10938055B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is a redox flow battery (1000) comprising n electrochemical cells 300 that are electrically connected in series (300) with each cell including a cathode (310) and an anode (320) that are separated by a membrane (330) and that are respectively passed through by a catholyte and an anolyte originating from a catholyte tank (110) and an anolyte tank (120). The cells are fluidically connected in parallel. The invention is also a system for decreasing bi-pass currents including means (700) for injecting a gas into the inlet ducts (401) and outlet ducts (501) of the cathode and anode of (n−1) cells to form gas bubbles; and a device (800) for removing the gas bubbles, placed, on the inlet ducts of the cathode and anode of the (n−1) cells, downstream of the means for injecting the gas and upstream of the cathode and anode of the cells.
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