Internally manifolded flow cell for an all-iron hybrid flow battery

    公开(公告)号:US11715840B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-01

    申请号:US17450970

    申请日:2021-10-14

    申请人: ESS Tech, Inc.

    发明人: Craig Evans Yang Song

    摘要: In one example, a system for a flow cell for a flow battery, comprising: a first flow field; and a polymeric frame, comprising: a top face; a bottom face, opposite the top face; a first side; a second side, opposite the first side; a first electrolyte inlet located on the top face and the first side of the polymeric frame; a first electrolyte outlet located on the top face and the second side of the polymeric frame; a first electrolyte inlet flow path located within the polymeric frame and coupled to the first electrolyte inlet; and a first electrolyte outlet flow path located within the polymeric frame and coupled to the first electrolyte outlet. In this way, shunt currents may be minimized by increasing the length and/or reducing the cross-sectional area of the electrolyte inlet and electrolyte outlet flow paths.