Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
The redox flow cell energy storage system being developed by NASA for use in remote power systems and distributed storage installations for electric utilities is presented. The system under consideration is an electrochemical storage device which utilizes the oxidation and reduction of two fully soluble redox couples (acidified chloride solutions of chromium and iron) as active electrode materials separated by a highly selective ion exchange membrane. The reactants are contained in large storage tanks and pumped through a stack of redox flow cells where the electrochemical reactions take place at porous carbon felt electrodes. Redox equipment has allowed the incorporation of state of charge readout, stack voltage control and system capacity maintenance (rebalance) devices to regulate cells in a stack jointly. A 200 W, 12 V system with a capacity of about 400 Wh has been constructed, and a 2 kW, 10kWh system is planned.
Keywords:
ENERGY PRODUCTION AND CONVERSION
Type:
AIAA PAPER 79-0989
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Terrestrial Energy Systems Conference; Jun 04, 1979 - Jun 06, 1979; Orlando, FL
Format:
text
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