Recombinator for the re-acidification of an electrolyte stream in a flowing electrolyte zinc-bromine battery
AssigneePremium Power Acquisition Corporation
InventorGerd Tomazic
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Abstract
A recombinator device and associated method for re-acidification of an electrolyte in a flowing electrolyte zinc-bromine battery. The recombinator device receives hydrogen, formed as a result of electrolysis within cell stacks of the zinc-bromine battery, as well as aqueous bromine from the zinc-bromine battery. Upon receipt, the hydrogen and bromine are introduced into a reaction chamber in the recombinator device so as to form hydrobromic acid. The hydrobromic acid is then reintroduced back into the electrolyte of the zinc-bromine battery for re-acidification of same.
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A recombinator device for the re-acidification of an electrolyte stream in flowing electrolyte zinc-bromine battery, comprising:
- a housing operatively associated with a zinc-bromine battery;
- means for receiving hydrogen from the zinc-bromine battery;
- means for receiving bromine from the zinc-bromine battery;
- means for reacting the hydrogen and bromine together so as to form hydrobromic acid, wherein the reaction means comprises means for facilitating the reaction of hydrogen and bromine within the reaction chamber, the reaction facilitating means comprising means for controlling temperature within the reaction chamber;
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- means for distributing the hydrobromic acid into at least one of an electrolyte stream or electrolyte reservoir of the zinc-bromine battery for re-acidification of same.
A recombinator device for the re-acidification of an electrolyte stream in a flowing electrolyte zinc-bromine battery, comprising:
- a housing operatively associated with a zinc-bromine battery;
- means for receiving hydrogen from the zinc-bromine battery;
- means for receiving bromine from the zinc-bromine battery;
- means for reacting the hydrogen and bromine together so as to form hydrobromic acid, the reaction means comprising a catalyst;
- means for controlling flow of a gas through the housing, wherein the flow controlling means comprises positioning of the catalyst in an arrayed spiral configuration within the reaction chamber;
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- means for distributing the hydrobromic acid into at least one of an electrolyte stream or electrolyte reservoir of the zinc-bromine battery for re-acidification of same.
A recombinator device for the re-acidification of an electrolyte stream in a flowing electrolyte zinc-bromine battery, comprising:
- a housing operatively associated with a zinc-bromine battery;
- means for receiving hydrogen from the zinc-bromine battery;
- means for receiving bromine from the zinc-bromine battery;
- means for controlling delivery of bromine into the reaction chamber, wherein the delivery control means comprises a capillary operatively associated with the bromine receiving means;
- means for reacting the hydrogen and bromine together so as to form hydrobromic acid;
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- means for distributing the hydrobromic acid into at least one of an electrolyte stream or electrolyte reservoir of the zinc-bromine battery for re-acidification of same.
A method for re-acidifying an electrolyte in a flowing electrolyte zinc-bromine battery, comprising the steps of:
- introducing an electrolyte stream at least partially comprising aqueous bromine and hydrogen into a reaction chamber, wherein the step of introducing comprises the step of controlling the rate of bromine and hydrogen introduced into the reaction chamber by allowing one to two drops of hydrogen and bromine electrolyte stream per minute;
- reacting the bromine with the hydrogen to create a reaction product;
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- reintegrating the reaction product with at least one of an electrolyte stream or an electrolyte reservoir of the zinc-bromine battery for re-acidification of same.
A method for re-acidifying an electrolyte in a flowing electrolyte zinc-bromine battery, comprising the steps of:
- regulating the temperature of the housing, and, in turn, the temperature within the reaction chamber;
- introducing an electrolyte stream at least partially comprising aqueous bromine and hydrogen into a reaction chamber;
- reacting the bromine with the hydrogen to create a reaction product;
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- reintegrating the reaction product with at least one of an electrolyte stream or an electrolyte reservoir of the zinc-bromine battery for re-acidification of same.
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