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US 7,396,440 B2Granted
Load leveling and electrolysis system
OwnerSteven Amendolainventor
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Abstract
The invention is a device for electrical load-leveling and/or electrolysis. A housing contains pairs of electrodes made from or containing a porous material. The electrodes are filled respectively with an anolyte and a catholyte, which is an ionic couple such as Vanadium +2/+3. A non-permi-selective barrier membrane with openings may be included to substantially separate the electrode pair. The device results in reduced resistive, over-potentials and polarization losses, and may be scaled-up for integration into an electric utility.
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A device for electrical load leveling and/or electrolysis comprising:
- a housing;
- at least one pair of electrodes located within the housing;
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- a non-permiselective barrier member substantially separating the pair of electrodes, the barrier being formed with an opening to allow ionic current and mass transfer of a suitable electrolyte to occur,
- wherein the electrodes are made of porous material and having interiors that are fed respectively-with an anolyte and a catholyte selected from a suitable ionic couple by flowing the anolyte and catholyte into the respective interiors so that substantial mixing of the anolyte and catholyte is prevented by having the anolyte and catholyte flow away from the opening in the barrier.
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