Regenerative fuel cell with pH control
    1.
    发明授权
    Regenerative fuel cell with pH control 失效
    具有pH控制的再生燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US06887600B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-03

    申请号:US10475139

    申请日:2002-04-16

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04 H01M8/18

    摘要: The present invention relates to a process for operating a regenerative fuel cell (RFC). The process involves circulating a first electrolyte (electrolyte 1) through the negative chamber of the cell and a second electrolyte (electrolyte 2) through the positive chamber of the cell. Electrolyte (1) contains sulfide during the discharge cycle of the cell. Electrolyte (2) contains bromine during the discharge cycle of the cell. Decreases in ph in the electrolyte are compensated by circulating a fraction of other electrolyte (1) or (2) through the positive chamber of an auxiliary cell. A fraction of electrolyte (2), which has been made free of bromine, is circulated in the negative chamber of the auxiliary cell.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于操作再生燃料电池(RFC)的方法。 该方法包括使第一电解质(电解质1)循环通过电池的负室和通过电池的正室的第二电解质(电解质2)。 电解液(1)在电池的放电循环期间含有硫化物。 电解液(2)在电池放电循环中含有溴。 通过使一部分其他电解质(1)或(2)通过辅助电池的正室循环来补偿电解液中ph的减少。 已经不含溴的电解质(2)的一部分在辅助电池的负室中循环。

    Process for operating a regenerative fuel cell
    2.
    发明授权
    Process for operating a regenerative fuel cell 失效
    用于操作再生燃料电池的工艺

    公开(公告)号:US07358001B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-15

    申请号:US10469578

    申请日:2002-02-22

    摘要: In the regenerative fuel cell, a positive chamber is separated from a negative chamber by a cation exchange membrane. The positive chamber comprises a positive electrode and a bromine-containing electrolyte. The negative chamber comprises a negative electrode and a sulfide-containing electrolyte. When the cell is in operation, the electrolytes are replenished using electrolyte from an electrolyte store (32, 34). In the method, the distribution of water between the two electrolytes is controlled by discharging the electrolyte(s), such that when the electrolytes are separated by a water permeable membrane (46), water will flow from the sulfide-containing electrolyte to the bromine-containing electrolyte by osmosis. The electrolytes are circulated through a container (43) which is divided by a water permeable membrane (46), under conditions wherein no current flows in the container between the two electrolytes.

    摘要翻译: 在再生燃料电池中,通过阳离子交换膜将正室与负室分离。 正室包括正电极和含溴电解质。 负室包括负极和含硫化物的电解质。 当电池处于运行状态时,使用电解液从电解液储存器(32,34)补充电解质。 在该方法中,通过排出电解质来控制两种电解质之间的水分布,使得当电解质被水渗透膜(46)分离时,水将从含硫化物的电解液流到溴 的渗透电解质。 电解液循环通过容器(43),该容器(43)在水电渗透膜(46)之间被分开,条件是电容器在两个电解质之间不流过容器。

    Electrolyte rebalancing system
    3.
    发明授权
    Electrolyte rebalancing system 失效
    电解质再平衡系统

    公开(公告)号:US06841294B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-01-11

    申请号:US10018531

    申请日:2000-06-30

    摘要: A process for rebalancing the electrolyte system in a regenerative fuel cell using a sulfide/polysulfide reaction in one half of the cell and a bromine/bromide reaction in the other half of the cell comprises passing the electrolyte containing sulfide/polysulfide or bromine/bromide through the +ve chamber of an auxiliary cell and passing an electrolyte containing water and being free from polysulfide or bromine through the −ve chamber of the auxiliary cell the auxiliary cell operating so as to oxidize sulfide ions to sulfur or bromide ions to bromine in the +ve chamber and to reduce water to hydrogen and hydroxide ions in the −ve chamber.

    摘要翻译: 使用一半电池中的硫化物/多硫化物反应和另一半电池中的溴/溴反应在再生式燃料电池中重新平衡电解质系统的方法包括使含有硫化物/多硫化物或溴/溴的电解液通过 辅助电池的+室,并通过辅助电解槽的辅助电池,使含有水的电解质不含多硫化物或溴,以将硫化物离子氧化成硫或溴离子至 溴在+室中,并将水减少至氢气和氢氧根离子。

    Methods of detecting the onset of colloid formation in particular sulfur precipitation
    4.
    发明授权
    Methods of detecting the onset of colloid formation in particular sulfur precipitation 失效
    检测胶体形成特别是硫析出的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06617070B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-09-09

    申请号:US09980313

    申请日:2002-04-11

    IPC分类号: H01M436

    摘要: A method suitable for detecting the onset of colloid formation within a solution whose composition is in a state of change, which method makes use of the technique of acoustophoresis and which comprises the step of either (I) applying an oscillating electric field to the solution and monitoring the amplitude of the resultant acoustic signal, the onset of colloid formation being detected by a change in the amplitude of the resultant acoustic signal, or (ii) applying an oscillating acoustic signal to the solution and monitoring the resultant oscillating electric field, the onset of colloid formation being detected by a change in the amplitude of the resultant oscillating electric field, or (iii) applying an oscillating electric field to the solution and monitoring the resultant oscillating electric field, the onset of colloid formation being detected by a change in the amplitude of the resultant oscillating electric field.

    摘要翻译: 一种适用于检测其组成处于变化状态的溶液中胶体形成开始的方法,该方法利用了电泳法的技术,该方法包括以下步骤:(I)向溶液中施加振荡电场, 监测所产生的声信号的振幅,通过所得声信号振幅的变化来检测胶体形成的开始,或(ii)将振荡声信号施加到溶液并监测所得的振荡电场,起始 通过所得到的振荡电场的振幅的变化来检测胶体形成,或者(iii)向溶液中施加振荡电场并监测所得的振荡电场,通过改变所形成的振荡电场来检测胶体形成的开始 所得振荡电场的振幅。

    Process for the removal of sulfate ions from an electrolyte
    5.
    发明授权
    Process for the removal of sulfate ions from an electrolyte 失效
    从电解质中去除硫酸根离子的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06461495B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-10-08

    申请号:US09743639

    申请日:2001-05-21

    IPC分类号: H01M804

    CPC分类号: H01M10/4242

    摘要: A method for the removal of sulfate ions from an electrolyte of an electrochemical reduction-oxidation system wherein said electrolyte comprises a halogen and in which the sulfate ions an a contaminant or interferant, which method comprises the steps of: (i) increasing the halide concentration in the electrolyte by electrochemical reduction of the halogen, (ii) crystallizing a sulfate salt out of the electrolyte, and (iii) separation of the electrolyte from the crystallized sulfate salt. An electrochemical process for energy storage and/or power delivery comprising the step of removal of sulfate ions from the electrolyte according to the above cited method is also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于从电化学还原 - 氧化系统的电解质中除去硫酸根离子的方法,其中所述电解质包含卤素,其中硫酸根离子是污染物或干扰剂,该方法包括以下步骤:(i)增加卤化物浓度 在电解质中通过电化学还原卤素,(ii)从电解质中析出硫酸盐,和(iii)从结晶的硫酸盐中分离电解质。 还公开了一种用于能量储存和/或动力递送的电化学方法,包括根据上述方法从电解质中除去硫酸根离子的步骤。