Associate Professor Fikile Brushett (left) and Kara Rodby PhD ’22 have demonstrated a modeling framework that can help speed the development of flow batteries for large-scale, long-duration electricity storage on the future grid. Brushett photo: Lillie Paquette. Rodby photo: Mira Whiting Photography
Flow batteries: Design and operation A flow battery contains two substances that undergo electrochemical reactions in which electrons are transferred from one to the other. When the battery is being charged, the transfer of electrons forces the two substances into a state that’s “less energetically favorable” as it stores extra energy.
Flow batteries have the potential for long lifetimes and low costs in part due to their unusual design. In the everyday batteries used in phones and electric vehicles, the materials that store the electric charge are solid coatings on the electrodes.
Recent research and development in flow batteries is summarised. The importance of fluid flow and mass transfer is highlighted. Studies in small cells with poorly defined flow conditions are considered critically. Modelling approaches are discussed, stressing the need for experimental validation.
A modeling framework developed at MIT can help speed the development of flow batteries for large-scale, long-duration electricity storage on the future grid.
Metal Air Flow Batteries (MAFBs) In this flow battery system, the cathode is air (Oxygen), the anode is a metal, and the separator is immersed in a liquid electrolyte. In both aqueous and non-aqueous media, zinc, aluminum, and lithium metals have so far been investigated.
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