Redox Flow Battery Electrolyte Routing for Source-Differentiated Power
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing redox flow battery system with a single electrolyte housing struggles to supply power differentiated by source to consumers, limiting its ability to effectively utilize surplus power and meet diverse energy demands.
Innovation Solution
A redox flow battery system with multiple individual storages for each power source type and a common storage for combined power sources, along with a controller to switch electrolytes between these storages, allowing for efficient charging and discharging across various power sources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single electrolyte housing is used in the redox flow battery system, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ability to supply power differentiated by source to consumers is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The single electrolyte housing is divided into multiple individual storages, each dedicated to storing electrolyte charged from a specific power source type. This segmentation enables the system to maintain separate electrolyte streams with different charge sources, allowing differentiated power supply to consumers while managing complexity through modular organization
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple individual storages and a common storage are introduced, then the adaptability to supply colored power is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Individual storages are merged with a common storage that can receive electrolyte from multiple power source types. This merging creates a flexible architecture where electrolyte can be routed between individual and common storages, enabling the system to adapt to different consumer demands while sharing infrastructure to manage complexity
3Productivity
If electrolyte switching mechanism is implemented, then the productivity in utilizing surplus power is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The electrolyte switching mechanism is made dynamic through the controller, which can adjust electrolyte routing in real-time based on power source availability and consumer demand. This dynamic capability enables efficient utilization of surplus power from renewable sources while the controller manages switching operations to balance productivity gains against operational complexity
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the supply of power differentiated by source to consumers and effective utilization of surplus power, ensuring stable and efficient energy distribution.
Implementation Method 1
a redox flow battery system includes: at least one redox flow charging cell connected to at least one power source type and configured to perform charging with power from the at least one power source type
Implementation Method 2
at least one redox flow discharging cell to discharge the power with which charging is performed by the redox flow charging cell
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AI summary
A redox flow battery system includes redox flow charging cells to perform charging with power from at least one power source type, individual storages, a common storage, and a controller. Each of the individual storages stores an electrolyte charged with power only from a power source type. The common storage stores an electrolyte charged with power from power source types. The controller switches an electrolyte charged by the redox flow charging cell between an electrolyte in the individual storage and an electrolyte in the common storage and switches an electrolyte charged by the redox flow charging cell between an electrolyte in the individual storage and an electrolyte in the common storage.