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US 11,394,035 B2Granted
Refuelable battery for the electric grid and method of using thereof
AssigneeForm Energy, Inc.
InventorsMateo Cristian Jaramillo, Ian Salmon McKay, William Henry Woodford
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Abstract
Systems and methods of the various embodiments may provide a refuelable battery for the power grid to provide a sustainable, cost-effective, and/or operationally efficient solution to energy source variability and/or energy demand variability. In particular, the systems and methods of the various embodiments may provide a refuelable primary battery solution that addresses bulk seasonal energy storage needs, variable demand needs, and other challenges.
Claims11
A refuelable battery, comprising:
- a battery chamber comprising:
- an electrode support configured to support an electrode material within the battery chamber;
- a first access port configured to allow placement of reprocessed electrode material within the battery chamber and on the electrode support;
- a second access port;
- a filter area accessible by the second access port;
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- a circulation pump configured to circulate the electrolyte through the filter area,
- wherein the filter area is configured to trap expended electrode material generated from the electrode material while the refuelable battery is operating in a discharge mode for removal of the expended electrode material from the battery chamber via the second access port,
- wherein the filter area is fluidically isolated from a portion of the battery chamber such that the electrolyte does not circulate into or out of the filter area from the portion during the removal of the expended electrode material, and
- wherein the reprocessed electrode material is generated from the expended electrode material.
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