Devices, systems, and methods for molten fluid electrode apparatus management

A molten electrode battery system comprising:

• a plurality of negative electrode reservoirs configured to contain a negative electrode material;
• a plurality of positive electrode reservoirs configured to contain a positive electrode material;
• a heating system configured to heat negative electrode material within a plurality of selected negative electrode reservoirs of the plurality of negative electrode reservoirs to maintain the negative electrode material contained in the selected plurality of negative electrode reservoirs in a fluid state and configured to heat positive electrode material in a plurality of selected positive electrode reservoirs to maintain the positive electrode material contained in the selected positive electrode reservoirs in a fluid state while maintaining, in a non-fluid state, negative electrode material in a non-selected negative electrode reservoir and positive electrode material in a non-selected positive electrode reservoir;
• a plurality of reaction chambers, each reaction chamber comprising a solid electrolyte positioned in the reaction chamber to form a positive electrode region on a first side of the solid electrolyte and to form a negative electrode region on a second side of the solid electrolyte;
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• an electrode material distribution system configured to:
• cycle fluid positive electrode material between a first selected positive electrode reservoir of the plurality of selected positive electrode reservoirs and the positive electrode region of a first reaction chamber of the plurality of reaction chambers;
• transfer, during a discharge state of the apparatus, fluid negative electrode material from a first selected negative electrode material reservoir of the selected negative electrode reservoirs to the negative electrode region of the first reaction chamber;
• cycle fluid positive electrode material between a second selected positive electrode reservoir of the plurality of selected positive electrode reservoirs and the positive electrode region of a second reaction chamber of the plurality of reaction chambers;
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• transfer, during a discharge state of the apparatus, fluid negative electrode material from a second negative electrode material reservoir of the selected negative electrode reservoirs to the negative electrode region of the second reaction chamber.

A flow battery system comprising:

• a plurality of negative electrode reservoirs configured to contain a negative electrode material;
• a plurality of positive electrode reservoirs configured to contain a positive electrode material;
• a heating system configured to heat negative electrode material within a plurality of selected negative electrode reservoirs of the plurality of negative electrode reservoirs to maintain the negative electrode material contained in the selected plurality of negative electrode reservoirs in a fluid state and configured to heat positive electrode material in a plurality of selected positive electrode reservoirs to maintain the positive electrode material contained in the selected positive electrode reservoirs in a fluid state while maintaining, in a non-fluid state, negative electrode material in a non-selected negative electrode reservoir and positive electrode material in a non-selected positive electrode reservoir;
• a plurality of reaction chambers, each reaction chamber comprising a solid electrolyte positioned in the reaction chamber to form a positive electrode region on a first side of the solid electrolyte and to form a negative electrode region on a second side of the solid electrolyte, each reaction chamber connected to at least one of the plurality of selected negative electrode reservoirs and at least one of the plurality of selected positive electrode reservoirs;
• a negative electrode material reservoir housing enclosing the plurality of negative electrode material reservoirs and having an interior under vacuum;
• a positive electrode material reservoir housing enclosing the plurality of positive electrode material reservoirs and having an interior under vacuum;
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• a reaction chamber housing enclosing the reaction chamber and having an interior under vacuum.

A battery system comprising:

• a plurality of negative electrode reservoirs configured to contain a negative electrode material;
• a plurality of positive electrode reservoirs configured to contain a positive electrode material;
• a heating system configured to heat negative electrode material within a plurality of selected negative electrode reservoirs of the plurality of negative electrode reservoirs to maintain the negative electrode material contained in the selected negative electrode reservoirs in a fluid state and configured to heat positive electrode material in a plurality of selected positive electrode reservoirs of the plurality of positive electrode reservoirs to maintain the positive electrode material contained in the selected positive electrode reservoirs in a fluid state while maintaining, in a non-fluid state, negative electrode material in at least one non-selected negative electrode reservoir and positive electrode material in at least one non-selected positive electrode reservoir;
• a plurality of reaction chambers, each reaction chamber comprising a solid electrolyte positioned in the reaction chamber to form a positive electrode region on a first side of the solid electrolyte and to form a negative electrode region on a second side of the solid electrolyte, the reaction chamber configured to receive fluid negative electrode material in the negative electrode region from at least one of the selected negative electrode reservoirs and to receive fluid positive electrode material in the positive electrode region from at least one of the selected positive electrode reservoirs.