公开(公告)号：US20150115968A1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-30

申请号：US14266947

申请日：2014-05-01

申请人： Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan, R.O.C.

发明人： Ying Sheng Lee ,  Ning-Yih Hsu ,  Kuan-Hsiang Chen ,  Hwa-Jou Wei

IPC分类号： G01R31/36

CPC分类号： H01M8/20 ,  H01M8/188 ,  Y02E60/528

摘要： A device is provided for detecting a charging and discharging status of a flow-cell pack. During charging and discharging course of the flow-cell pack coordinated with electrolyte storage tanks and actuators, ultrasonic sensors of ultrasonic detection devices are used to sense sonic vibration generated by fluid flow in the flow-cell pack. Thus, the charging and discharging status of the flow-cell pack is detected for adjusting related parameters. The present invention has a simple structure, runs without using extra power supply, does not hinder performance of flow cell, and obtains charging and discharging status of flow cell accurately and rapidly.

摘要翻译： 提供一种用于检测流通池组件的充放电状态的装置。 在与电解质储罐和致动器配合的流通池组的充放电过程中，使用超声波检测装置的超声波传感器来感测由流动池中的流体流产生的声音振动。 因此，检测流动电池组的充放电状态，以调整相关参数。 本发明结构简单，无需使用额外的电源运行，不会妨碍流通池的性能，并准确，快速地获得流动池的充放电状态。

公开(公告)号：US09425463B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-23

申请号：US14266945

申请日：2014-05-01

申请人： Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan, R.O.C.

发明人： Ning-Yih Hsu ,  Yuan-Ming Chang ,  Kuan-Hsiang Chen ,  Hwa-Jou Wei ,  Chen-Hao Wang ,  Wan-Min Huang

IPC分类号： H01B13/00 ,  H01L21/302 ,  H01M4/88 ,  H01M4/96 ,  H01M8/18 ,  H01M8/20

CPC分类号： H01M4/8817 ,  H01M4/8867 ,  H01M4/8875 ,  H01M4/96 ,  H01M8/188 ,  H01M8/20 ,  Y02E60/50 ,  Y02E60/528

摘要： A method is provided for producing electrodes of flow cell having high power density. A plurality of seeds are distributed on a surface of a conductive carbon material. The seeds are etched into nanoparticles to form carbon nanotube (CNT) electrodes. The present invention can be applied to vanadium redox flow cell with advantages of the CNT electrodes, such as conductivity, corrosion resistance, mechanical strength and specific and electrochemical surface area. Electrons are directly passed to the material through CNTs and then to an external electronic load for improving power density of flow cell, making a cell pack more compact and reducing energy consumption on charging and discharging without using noble metal material.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于制造具有高功率密度的流动池的电极的方法。 多个种子分布在导电碳材料的表面上。 将种子蚀刻成纳米颗粒以形成碳纳米管（CNT）电极。 本发明可应用于具有CNT电极优点的钒氧化还原流通池，如导电性，耐腐蚀性，机械强度和电化学表面积。 电子通过CNT直接传递到材料，然后直接传递到外部电子负载，以提高流动池的功率密度，使电池组更紧凑，并且在不使用贵金属材料的情况下，减少充电和放电时的能量消耗。

公开(公告)号：US09406962B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-02

申请号：US14266947

申请日：2014-05-01

申请人： Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan, R.O.C.

发明人： Ying Sheng Lee ,  Ning-Yih Hsu ,  Kuan-Hsiang Chen ,  Hwa-Jou Wei

IPC分类号： H01M8/20 ,  H01M8/18

CPC分类号： H01M8/20 ,  H01M8/188 ,  Y02E60/528

摘要： A device is provided for detecting a charging and discharging status of a flow-cell pack. During charging and discharging course of the flow-cell pack coordinated with electrolyte storage tanks and actuators, ultrasonic sensors of ultrasonic detection devices are used to sense sonic vibration generated by fluid flow in the flow-cell pack. Thus, the charging and discharging status of the flow-cell pack is detected for adjusting related parameters. The present invention has a simple structure, runs without using extra power supply, does not hinder performance of flow cell, and obtains charging and discharging status of flow cell accurately and rapidly.

摘要翻译： 提供一种用于检测流通池组件的充放电状态的装置。 在与电解质储罐和致动器配合的流通池组的充放电过程中，使用超声波检测装置的超声波传感器来感测由流动池中的流体流产生的声音振动。 因此，检测流动电池组的充放电状态，以调整相关参数。 本发明结构简单，无需使用额外的电源运行，不会妨碍流通池的性能，并准确，快速地获得流动池的充放电状态。

公开(公告)号：US20210210778A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-08

申请号：US16737553

申请日：2020-01-08

申请人： Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan, R.O.C.

发明人： Yu-De Zhuang ,  Chien-Hong Lin ,  Yi-Hsin Hu ,  Han-Wen Chou ,  Hwa-Jou Wei ,  Ning-Yih Hsu

IPC分类号： H01M8/06 ,  H01M8/18 ,  H01M8/0444 ,  H01M8/04791

摘要： A method is provided for restoring an electrolyte of vanadium (V) redox flow battery (VRFB). Electrolyte data of an original system are analyzed in advance. A reusable positive electrode is further equipped with a V electrolyte. A reductant for a stack of VRFB is used in coordination as an electrolysis device. After a long-term reaction with a VRFB having a high valence (greater than 3.5), an electrolyte at the positive electrode is directed out to a negative electrode of the electrolysis device; and, then, electrolysis is processed after accurate calculation. In the end, the internal fluid balancing method of the original system is combined. Thus, a harmless and quick valence restoration is processed for the electrolyte of the original system, which is a final resort for the restoration of V electrolyte.

公开(公告)号：US20160359186A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-08

申请号：US14732873

申请日：2015-06-08

申请人： Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan, R.O.C.

发明人： Ning-Yih Hsu ,  Yi-Sin Chou ,  Heng-Wei Chiang ,  Yuan-Ming Chang ,  Kuan-Hsiang Chen ,  Yu-Chun Chen ,  Hwa-Jou Wei

IPC分类号： H01M8/18 ,  H01M8/20

CPC分类号： H01M8/188 ,  H01M8/20 ,  Y02E60/528

摘要： A method of direct electrochemical oxidation is provided to modify carbon felts of a flow battery. Redox reactions are used for modification. Therein, voltage is directly conducted to the cell stack. The carbon felts of the cell stack are uniformly contacted with electrolytes for processing electrochemical reactions. As a result, modification is done to generate oxygen-containing functional groups (—COOH, —OH) on surfaces of the carbon felts. Thus, the present invention has the following advantages: Operation and procedure are easy and quick. Experimental parameters and conditions can be easily regulated and replaced without dismantling a device used for modification. The device used can withstand a wide range of voltage and current. Modification effect can be obtained with low cost yet without high-temperature treatments.

摘要翻译： 提供直接电化学氧化的方法来改变流动电池的碳毡。 氧化还原反应用于修饰。 其中，电压直接传导到电池堆。 电池堆的碳毡与电解质均匀接触，用于加工电化学反应。 结果，进行修饰以在碳毡的表面上产生含氧官能团（-COOH，-OH）。 因此，本发明具有以下优点：操作和程序容易和快速。 实验参数和条件可以方便地进行调整和更换，而无需拆卸用于修改的设备。 所使用的器件可以承受宽范围的电压和电流。 可以以低成本获得改性效果，而不进行高温处理。

公开(公告)号：US20150114924A1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-30

申请号：US14266945

申请日：2014-05-01

申请人： Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan, R.O.C.

发明人： Ning-Yih Hsu ,  Yuan-Ming Chang ,  Kuan-Hsiang Chen ,  Hwa-Jou Wei ,  Chen-Hao Wang ,  Wan-Min Huang

IPC分类号： H01M4/88 ,  H01M8/18 ,  H01M8/20 ,  H01M4/96

CPC分类号： H01M4/8817 ,  H01M4/8867 ,  H01M4/8875 ,  H01M4/96 ,  H01M8/188 ,  H01M8/20 ,  Y02E60/50 ,  Y02E60/528

摘要： A method is provided for producing electrodes of flow cell having high power density. A plurality of seeds are distributed on a surface of a conductive carbon material. The seeds are etched into nanoparticles to form carbon nanotube (CNT) electrodes. The present invention can be applied to vanadium redox flow cell with advantages of the CNT electrodes, such as conductivity, corrosion resistance, mechanical strength and specific and electrochemical surface area. Electrons are directly passed to the material through CNTs and then to an external electronic load for improving power density of flow cell, making a cell pack more compact and reducing energy consumption on charging and discharging without using noble metal material.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于制造具有高功率密度的流动池的电极的方法。 多个种子分布在导电碳材料的表面上。 将种子蚀刻成纳米颗粒以形成碳纳米管（CNT）电极。 本发明可应用于具有CNT电极优点的钒氧化还原流通池，如导电性，耐腐蚀性，机械强度和电化学表面积。 电子通过CNT直接传递到材料，然后直接传递到外部电子负载，以提高流动池的功率密度，使电池组更紧凑，并且在不使用贵金属材料的情况下，减少充电和放电时的能量消耗。

公开(公告)号：US11251452B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-15

申请号：US16737553

申请日：2020-01-08

申请人： Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan, R.O.C.

发明人： Yu-De Zhuang ,  Chien-Hong Lin ,  Yi-Hsin Hu ,  Han-Wen Chou ,  Hwa-Jou Wei ,  Ning-Yih Hsu

IPC分类号： H01M8/06 ,  H01M8/04791 ,  H01M8/0444 ,  H01M8/18

摘要： A method is provided for restoring an electrolyte of vanadium (V) redox flow battery (VRFB). Electrolyte data of an original system are analyzed in advance. A reusable positive electrode is further equipped with a V electrolyte. A reductant for a stack of VRFB is used in coordination as an electrolysis device. After a long-term reaction with a VRFB having a high valence (greater than 3.5), an electrolyte at the positive electrode is directed out to a negative electrode of the electrolysis device; and, then, electrolysis is processed after accurate calculation. In the end, the internal fluid balancing method of the original system is combined. Thus, a harmless and quick valence restoration is processed for the electrolyte of the original system, which is a final resort for the restoration of V electrolyte.

公开(公告)号：US20190221862A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-18

申请号：US16142001

申请日：2018-09-26

申请人： Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan, R.O.C.

发明人： Chien-Hong Lin ,  Ming-Chien Yang ,  Hwa-Jou Wei

IPC分类号： H01M8/0245 ,  H01M8/0239 ,  H01M8/18 ,  B05D3/14

CPC分类号： H01M8/0245 ,  B05D3/144 ,  H01M8/0239 ,  H01M8/188

摘要： A method is provided to fabricate a Nafion separating membrane for achieving low impedance and low permeability. Sodium 4-styrenesulfonate (NASS) is grafted to the surface of the membrane through an oxygen plasma induced grafting technique. A modified Nafion-g-NASS membrane is thus fabricated for a vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) with the permeability of vanadium ions reduced and the conductivity of protons improved. The modified membrane shows higher ion exchange capacity and permeating conductivity along with enhanced voltage efficiency (VE), coulombic efficiency (CE) and energy efficiency (EE). Due to the low permeability of vanadium ions, the VRFB with the modified membrane shows slower self-discharge than that with the pristine Nafion membrane. After 200 cycles of charging and discharging, the VE, CE and EE remain stable. In particular, the modified VRFB shows a higher rate of capacity retention than the pristine VRFB.

公开(公告)号：US20170229715A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-10

申请号：US15015203

申请日：2016-02-04

申请人： Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan, R.O.C.

发明人： Yi-Sin Chou ,  Yong-Song Chen ,  Chih-Hsun Chang ,  Hwa-Jou Wei

IPC分类号： H01M8/0258 ,  B29C45/16 ,  H01M8/0213 ,  H01M8/18 ,  H01M8/20

CPC分类号： H01M8/0258 ,  B29C45/1671 ,  B29K2707/04 ,  B29K2995/0005 ,  B29K2995/0007 ,  B29L2031/3468 ,  H01M8/0213 ,  H01M8/188 ,  Y02E60/528 ,  Y02P70/56

摘要： A method is provided to make a bipolar plate of a flow cell. The two insulating frames traditionally cladding the graphite plate is changed. Through injection-molding, an acid-resisting insulating material is molded on the graphite plate to form an integrated bipolar plate. Composite channels are designed around the graphite plate. Thus, the binding force between the acid-resisting insulating material and the graphite plate is increased and the risk of electrolyte leakage is reduced. In order to reduce shunt currents, branch channels are also made in the frame through injection-molding. By using the bipolar plate thus made accordingly, not only the possibility of electrolyte leakage but also the number of components and the time for processing assembly can be significantly reduced. The cost of processing and assembly is effectively decreased. Accordingly, the present invention simplifies the structure of bipolar plate with cost reduced.