EP4562699A2 - Redox-flow-konverter - Google Patents
Redox-flow-konverterInfo
- Publication number
- EP4562699A2 EP4562699A2 EP23736598.6A EP23736598A EP4562699A2 EP 4562699 A2 EP4562699 A2 EP 4562699A2 EP 23736598 A EP23736598 A EP 23736598A EP 4562699 A2 EP4562699 A2 EP 4562699A2
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- height
- redox flow
- channel
- frame
- cell
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/02—Details
- H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
- H01M8/0258—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant
- H01M8/026—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant characterised by grooves, e.g. their pitch or depth
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/02—Details
- H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
- H01M8/0258—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/02—Details
- H01M8/0271—Sealing or supporting means around electrodes, matrices or membranes
- H01M8/0273—Sealing or supporting means around electrodes, matrices or membranes with sealing or supporting means in the form of a frame
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/18—Regenerative fuel cells, e.g. redox flow batteries or secondary fuel cells
- H01M8/184—Regeneration by electrochemical means
- H01M8/188—Regeneration by electrochemical means by recharging of redox couples containing fluids; Redox flow type batteries
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/02—Details
- H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
- H01M8/0247—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the form
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
- Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
- Y02E60/50—Fuel cells
Definitions
- the invention relates to a redox flow converter constructed in stack form according to the preamble of claim 1.
- a generic redox flow converter is known, for example, from EP 3 545 566 B1.
- a frame of a porous electrode of the known redox flow converter has channels for an electrochemical fluid.
- the channels are in the form of a supply channel and a discharge channel and each open onto a side surface of the electrode.
- the frame of the arrangement according to EP 3 545 566 B1 is constructed in several parts, namely an upper frame and a lower frame, with each of the two frames holding an electrode and the electrodes being separated from one another by a membrane.
- Supply and discharge channels are formed through both the upper frame and the lower frame. Furthermore, both the upper and lower frames provide space for receiving a seal that is in contact with the membrane.
- DE 10 2021 111 054 B3 describes a redox flow cell and a method for assembling a redox flow battery.
- the redox flow cell includes an electrode module, which has an electrode frame with a running seal arranged on its inner circumference. This seal in turn has a holding frame on which a snap nose is designed to accommodate an electrode.
- a membrane module is connected to the electrode module of the redox flow cell according to DE 10 2021 111 054 B3, which comprises a membrane frame and a membrane.
- redox flow cells are generally characterized by the fact that electrolytes flow through them.
- the electrolytes can be provided in separate tanks, providing the ability to scale power and capacity independently.
- redox flow systems can be designed, among other things, as large-scale energy storage devices.
- a redox flow converter is typically referred to as a cell stack constructed arrangement of electrochemical cells, i.e. redox flow cells, which represents the core component of a redox flow battery.
- the invention is based on the object of further developing redox flow converters, which can be operated with organic electrolytes, for example, compared to the stated prior art with regard to the conflict of objectives between fluidic and electrical engineering requirements, while at the same time a compact, production-friendly structure of the redox flow converter should be given.
- the redox flow converter comprises, in a basic concept known per se, a plurality of redox flow cells arranged in the form of a cell stack, each redox flow cell being formed from two half cells separated from one another by a membrane, so that the height of each Redox flow cell is given by the heights of its half cells, where Frames exist which surround the membranes, and shunt channels connected to active fields of the half cells are formed in the frames.
- the height of a shunt channel which is also generally referred to as a frame channel, exceeds the height of a single half cell.
- the height of the meander channel or other shunt channel is less than the height of each redox flow cell, i.e. less than the sum of the heights of both half cells.
- the invention is based on the consideration that due to the plate-shaped structure of the individual cells of the redox flow converter, a large width is typically available for keeping channels clear, whereas narrower limits are set in the direction of the cell height.
- the cell height is to be measured in the stacking direction of the cell stack, i.e. in the vertical direction for horizontally aligned, essentially flat cells. Based on this consideration, channel cross-sections for electrolytes could be enlarged practically arbitrarily by utilizing a large part of the width of the frame. This would result in large channel cross-sections even with a low frame height. The channel height could remain limited to the half-cell height.
- the redox flow converter can be operated, among other things, with known vanadium electrolytes. Regardless of the type of electrolyte solutions are through the use of approximately the entire cell height for a channel formed in the frame for electrolyte supply or removal, channel cross-sections with a favorable height/width ratio can be achieved.
- the width of the shunt channel may correspond to at least 80% and a maximum of 400% of its height, which includes a square channel cross section. If the channel has a width and/or height that varies over its length, the values mentioned refer to the channel cross-section, which is given in the middle of the channel, i.e. is equidistant from the start and end of the channel.
- the shunt channel extends, for example, over a height that corresponds to at least 70% and at most 95% of the height of the electrochemical cell.
- the shunt channels are formed by zones of increased frame height, with a zone of increased frame height within the cell stack bordering a zone of reduced frame height of an adjacent frame.
- a channel through opening can be formed, which is aligned orthogonally to the plane in which the frame lies.
- the entirety of aligned channel through-openings represents a main channel as a supply or disposal channel, through which all redox flow cells can be supplied with electrolyte solution, or which serves to drain electrolyte solution from all redox flow cells.
- a curved section of the shunt channel can adjoin the channel through opening, also within the zone of increased frame height, the curved section being selected from a set of channel shapes, which includes channels in a meander shape, a zigzag shape and a spiral shape. Channel shapes that describe rectangular, circular or oval patterns are also conceivable.
- the shunt channels arranged on the Posolyt side and Negolyt side are preferably designed in such a way that they do not overlap - when viewed from above on the frame.
- a plurality of distribution channels located outside the zone of increased frame height can connect to the curved section and open into the active field. The distribution channels can fan out towards the active field, whereby each distribution channel can have straight sections or an overall straight shape, in contrast to the shunt channel located in the zone of increased frame height.
- Plastic which is designed to be electrically insulating, is particularly suitable as a material for producing the frame.
- the frame channel has no contact with an electrode of the redox flow cell, which prevents electrical short circuits between the frame channel and the electrode or the beginning and end of the frame channel.
- the electrode can be, for example, a so-called battery felt, a structured graphite electrode or a metallic electrode, in particular made of three-dimensionally structured sheet metal.
- FIG. 1 shows a frame for a cell stack of a redox flow converter
- FIG. 2 shows a detail of a plurality of frames according to FIG. 1 in an exploded view
- FIG. 3 shows a detail of the frame according to FIG. 1,
- FIG. 4 shows a section of the arrangement according to FIG. 2 in a sectional view
- FIGS. 1 to 4 shows a detail of a redox flow converter comprising several frames according to FIGS. 1 to 4,
- Fig. 6 shows an alternative embodiment of a frame for a redox flow
- FIG. 7 and 8 show a modified embodiment of a frame for a cell stack of a redox flow converter, 9 and 10 further embodiments of frames for redox flow converters,
- FIG. 11 shows a schematic representation in cross section of the structure of electrochemical cells, i.e. redox flow cells, and frames in a redox flow converter,
- a redox flow converter marked overall with the reference number 1, is constructed from a large number of electrochemical cells 3, which are present as a cell stack 2.
- Each cell 3 comprises two half-cells 4, 5, which are separated from one another by a proton-permeable membrane 7.
- the electrochemical cell 3, that is, redox flow cell is delimited by flat electrodes 8, which are designed as bipolar plates.
- the cell stack 2 comprises a large number of frames 6, the narrow sides of which are designated 9 and the long sides of which are designated 10.
- the frames 6 enclose active fields 11 within the redox flow converter 1, in which the desired electrochemical reactions take place.
- Distribution panels for supplying and discharging electrolyte solutions are designated 12.
- circumferential seals 13 are provided, among other things.
- each electrochemical cell 3 is divided uniformly into the heights H4, Hs of the half cells 4, 5 in the exemplary embodiments.
- Each frame 6 has a frame area 14 of medium height, the cell height Hs essentially corresponding to twice the said average height.
- the frames 6 each form zones 15 of increased frame height and zones 16 of reduced frame height.
- the zones 16 of reduced frame height have degenerated into recesses, that is, frame zones with zero height.
- the outer contours of each zone 15 of increased frame height correspond to the contours ren of an associated recess 16. This makes it possible to stack a large number of identical shaped frames 6 alternately on top of one another in a first orientation and in an orientation rotated or mirrored by 180 °.
- a frame channel 19 is formed, which is also referred to as a shunt channel and starts from a channel through-opening 18 which passes through all frames 6.
- the frame channel 19 comprises a curved channel section 20, which can have a meandering shape ( Figures 1 to 5, Figures 7, 8, Figure 12).
- the channel section 20 is adjoined by several distribution channels 21, which overall describe a fanning out pattern and can be attributed to the frame area 14 of medium height.
- the distribution channels 21 are already located in the distribution field 12.
- the height of the distribution channels 21 is therefore limited to the height H4, Hs of a half cell 4, 5.
- the height H of the frame channel 19 in all exemplary embodiments exceeds the height H4, Hs of an individual half cell 4, 5.
- the length of the frame channel 19 is generally indicated by L.
- An upward limit on the height H is only given by the total height H3 of each electrochemical cell 3.
- the maximum available height H3 is, for example, approximately 90% utilized by the height H of the frame channel 19.
- the width B of the frame channel 19 is, for example, at least 80% and at most 400% of the height H of the same frame channel 19.
- the channel shape according to FIGS. 12 and 13 is given, for example, in the embodiments according to FIGS. 9 and 10, in which the channel sections 20 are only partially recognizable. 4 and 5, a surface of the zone 15 of increased frame height, structured by the channel section 20, which protrudes from the frame region 14 of medium height of the same frame 6 and is referred to as the top of the zone 15 in question without limiting generality, contacts the back a zone 15 of the next but one frame 6 within the cell stack 2. Rubber coatings 17, which are located as seals on the zones 15, reproduce the shape of the curved channel sections 20.
- the frames 6 according to FIGS. 7 to 10 can also be stacked on one another within a cell stack 2.
- a groove for inserting a seal is designated 22.
- any border of the recesses 16 is missing, so that the outer rectangular shape of the frame 6 is modified by the recesses 16 that are open on the outside.
- the channel cross-section shown in Figure 13 or other possible channel cross-sections is concerned, only the cross-sectional area is decisive for the electrical resistance, regardless of the given height-width ratio.
- the height-width ratio for the same area is relevant for the fluidic resistance based on fluid viscosity.
- the wide and flat channel cross-section shown is - caused by the restriction of a low frame height - thus, in terms of the sum of its properties, it is less favorable than a square or almost square channel with the same cross-section, but is advantageous in comparison to an even flatter, wider channel cross-section.
- the design of the frame channel 19 represents a compromise that takes into account electrical engineering aspects as well as fluid engineering aspects and installation space limitations. Reference character list
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| DE102022118666.0A DE102022118666A1 (de) | 2022-07-26 | 2022-07-26 | Redox-Flow-Konverter |
| PCT/DE2023/100464 WO2024022554A2 (de) | 2022-07-26 | 2023-06-20 | Redox-flow-konverter |
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| EP4562699A2 true EP4562699A2 (de) | 2025-06-04 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| EP23736598.6A Withdrawn EP4562699A2 (de) | 2022-07-26 | 2023-06-20 | Redox-flow-konverter |
Country Status (4)
| Country | Link |
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| EP (1) | EP4562699A2 (de) |
| CN (1) | CN119213589A (de) |
| DE (1) | DE102022118666A1 (de) |
| WO (1) | WO2024022554A2 (de) |
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| GB9821156D0 (en) | 1998-09-29 | 1998-11-25 | Nat Power Plc | Manufacturable electrochemical cell |
| KR101291753B1 (ko) | 2012-08-28 | 2013-07-31 | 한국에너지기술연구원 | 션트전류 저감을 위한 레독스 흐름전지용 매니폴드 및 이를 포함하는 레독스 흐름전지 |
| US20150125768A1 (en) * | 2013-11-07 | 2015-05-07 | Enervault Corporation | Cell and Cell Block Configurations for Redox Flow Battery Systems |
| FR3059469B1 (fr) | 2016-11-28 | 2019-05-17 | Kemiwatt | Cellule electrochimique redox en flux a shunt reduit |
| WO2019046724A1 (en) | 2017-09-01 | 2019-03-07 | Itn Energy Systems, Inc. | SEGMENTED FRAMES FOR REDOX FLUX BATTERIES |
| KR102308407B1 (ko) | 2019-11-05 | 2021-10-06 | 주식회사 코리드에너지 | 셀프레임 구조체 및 이를 이용한 레독스흐름전지 |
| US20210359327A1 (en) * | 2020-05-15 | 2021-11-18 | Ess Tech, Inc. | Redox flow battery and battery system |
| DE102021111054B3 (de) | 2021-04-29 | 2022-05-12 | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | Redox-Flow-Zelle und Verfahren zu ihrer Montage sowie Redox-Flow-Batterie |
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- 2023-06-20 WO PCT/DE2023/100464 patent/WO2024022554A2/de not_active Ceased
- 2023-06-20 CN CN202380041074.7A patent/CN119213589A/zh active Pending
- 2023-06-20 EP EP23736598.6A patent/EP4562699A2/de not_active Withdrawn
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| CN119213589A (zh) | 2024-12-27 |
| WO2024022554A3 (de) | 2024-03-21 |
| DE102022118666A1 (de) | 2024-02-01 |
| WO2024022554A2 (de) | 2024-02-01 |
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