Redox flow battery and method for operating the battery continuously in a long period of time
AssigneeBeijing Pu Neng Century Sci. & Tech. Co. Ltd.
InventorsLiufeng Mou, Mianyan Huano, Andy Klassen, Matthew Albert MacLennan Harper
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Abstract
The present invention provides a redox flow battery comprising a positive electrolyte storage tank and a negative electrolyte storage tank, wherein the positive electrolyte storage tank and the negative electrolyte storage tank is kept to be in liquid communication through a pipe, wherein the length-to-diameter ratio of the pipe for the liquid communication is not less than about 10. The present invention also provides a method for operating the redox flow battery continuously in a long period of time.
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A redox flow battery comprising a positive electrolyte tank and a negative electrolyte tank, wherein the positive electrolyte storage tank and the negative electrolyte storage tank are kept to be in liquid communication through a pipe, wherein the length-to-diameter ratio (L/D ratio) of the pipe for the liquid communication is not less than about 10.
A method for operating a redox flow battery continuously in a long period of time, the redox flow battery comprises a positive electrolyte storage tank and a negative electrolyte storage tank, said method comprises keeping the positive electrolyte storage tank and the negative electrolyte storage tank to be in liquid communication through a pipe, wherein the L/D ratio of the pipe for the liquid communication is not less than about 10.
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