Electrolyte storage unit for redox flow battery and vanadium redox flow battery comprising same

    公开(公告)号:US10763532B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-01

    申请号:US16083684

    申请日:2017-09-21

    申请人: LG CHEM, LTD.

    摘要: The present invention relates to an electrolyte storage unit applicable to redox flow batteries and a vanadium redox flow battery including the same. The electrolyte storage unit for redox flow batteries of the present invention can be useful in minimizing a contact area of an electrolyte with the air to improve a self-discharge phenomenon of a battery and solving a problem such as an imbalance between a concentration and a volume of the electrolyte, which is caused during battery driving. Accordingly, a cycle of a process of regenerating an electrolyte can be delayed, and capacity and lifespan characteristics of the battery can be improved. Also, the electrolyte storage unit of the present invention can be easily handled and installed because electrolytes may not be easily mixed even by external impact.

    Module for regenerating electrolyte of flow battery and method for regenerating electrolyte of flow battery by using same

    公开(公告)号:US10355296B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-16

    申请号:US15531885

    申请日:2015-12-18

    申请人: LG CHEM, LTD.

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to a module for regenerating an electrolyte capable of being used in a flow battery, and a method for regenerating an electrolyte of a flow battery using the same, and in particular, to a module for regenerating an electrolyte introducing any one of anode and cathode electrolytes each stored in anode and cathode electrolyte storage units to a counter electrolyte storage unit, and circulating any one of the anode and cathode electrolytes in a direction opposite to the direction of electrolyte introduction to uniformly mix the anode and cathode electrolytes, and as a result, capable of recovering battery capacity reduced by a membrane permeation phenomenon between the anode and cathode electrolytes when driving a flow battery for a long period of time, and a method for regenerating an electrolyte of a flow battery using the same.

    Bipolar plate and redox flow cell comprising same

    公开(公告)号:US10673078B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-02

    申请号:US15773241

    申请日:2017-03-21

    申请人: LG CHEM, LTD.

    摘要: The present invention relates to a bipolar plate with fibrous conductive materials inserted into the flow path and a redox flow battery including the bipolar plate.It is possible to realize the redox flow battery having an excellent energy efficiency while improving the charging/discharging capacity and efficiency regardless of the flow rate of the electrolyte solution, by increasing the retention time of the electrolyte solution in the flow path by the fibrous conductive materials to increase the chance of reaction with the electrode layer.