System and method for minimizing transport related performance losses in a flow battery system

    公开(公告)号:US10439240B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-08

    申请号:US15037828

    申请日:2014-11-21

    摘要: A flow battery system and method of operating the system minimizes performance losses. The flow battery system includes at least one cell, a first tank including a liquid electrolyte, a pump operably connected to the first tank and to the at least one cell, and a second electrolyte tank operably connected to the at least one cell. The flow battery system further includes a memory including program instructions stored therein, at least one sensor configured to a generate at least one signal associated with a sensed condition of the battery system, and a controller operably connected to the at least one sensor, the pump, and the memory and configured to execute the program instructions to determine a dead zone condition exists based upon the at least one signal, and control the pump to pulse flow of the liquid electrolyte to the at least one cell based upon the determination.

    Metal/air flow battery
    12.
    发明授权
    Metal/air flow battery 有权
    金属/气流电池

    公开(公告)号:US09590230B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-07

    申请号:US13955918

    申请日:2013-07-31

    申请人: Robert Bosch GmbH

    IPC分类号: H01M2/40 H01M10/42 H01M12/08

    摘要: In one embodiment, a battery system includes a negative electrode, a separator adjacent to the negative electrode, a positive electrode separated from the negative electrode by the separator, the positive electrode including an electrode inlet and an electrode outlet, an electrolyte including about 5 molar LiOH located within the positive electrode, and a first pump having a first pump inlet in fluid communication with the electrode outlet and a first pump outlet in fluid communication with the electrode inlet and controlled such that the first pump receives the electrolyte from the electrode outlet and discharges the electrolyte to the electrode inlet during both charge and discharge of the battery system.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,电池系统包括负极,与负电极相邻的隔板,通过隔板与负电极分离的正极,正电极包括电极入口和电极出口,电解质包括约5摩尔 LiOH位于正电极内,第一泵具有与电极出口流体连通的第一泵入口和与电极入口流体连通的第一泵出口并被控制,使得第一泵从电极出口接收电解质, 在电池系统的充电和放电期间,将电解液排放到电极入口。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING TRANSPORT RELATED PERFORMANCE LOSSES IN A FLOW BATTERY SYSTEM
    14.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING TRANSPORT RELATED PERFORMANCE LOSSES IN A FLOW BATTERY SYSTEM 审中-公开
    流动电池系统中运输相关性能损失最小化的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160293982A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-06

    申请号:US15037828

    申请日:2014-11-21

    摘要: A flow battery system and method of operating the system minimizes performance losses. The flow battery system includes at least one cell, a first tank including a liquid electrolyte, a pump operably connected to the first tank and to the at least one cell, and a second electrolyte tank operably connected to the at least one cell. The flow battery system further includes a memory including program instructions stored therein, at least one sensor configured to a generate at least one signal associated with a sensed condition of the battery system, and a controller operably connected to the at least one sensor, the pump, and the memory and configured to execute the program instructions to determine a dead zone condition exists based upon the at least one signal, and control the pump to pulse flow of the liquid electrolyte to the at least one cell based upon the determination.

    摘要翻译: 流动电池系统和操作该系统的方法使性能损失最小化。 流动电池系统包括至少一个电池,包括液体电解质的第一罐,可操作地连接到第一罐和至少一个电池的泵,以及可操作地连接到至少一个电池的第二电解质罐。 所述流动电池系统还包括存储器,其包含存储在其中的程序指令,至少一个传感器被配置为产生与所述电池系统的感测状况相关联的至少一个信号,以及可操作地连接到所述至少一个传感器的控制器 并且基于所述至少一个信号,所述存储器并被配置为执行所述程序指令以确定死区条件,并且基于所述确定来控制所述泵将所述液体电解质脉冲流到所述至少一个单元。

    Elevated Temperature Li/Metal Battery System
    15.
    发明申请
    Elevated Temperature Li/Metal Battery System 审中-公开
    高温锂/金属电池系统

    公开(公告)号:US20150050529A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-19

    申请号:US14459781

    申请日:2014-08-14

    申请人: Robert Bosch GmbH

    摘要: In accordance with one embodiment an electrochemical cell system includes a housing, at least one electrochemical cell within the housing and including an anode including a form of lithium, and an ionic liquid electrolyte within a cathode, the cathode separated from the anode by a solid separator impervious to the ionic liquid electrolyte, a temperature sensor within the housing, and an environmental controller at least partially positioned within the housing and configured to maintain a temperature within the housing at least 50° C. above ambient based upon input from the temperature sensor.

    摘要翻译: 根据一个实施方案,电化学电池系统包括壳体,壳体内的至少一个电化学电池,并且包括锂的形式的阳极和阴极内的离子液体电解质,阴极通过固体分离器与阳极分离 不透于离子液体电解质,壳体内的温度传感器,以及环境控制器,其至少部分地定位在壳体内并且被配置为基于来自温度传感器的输入将壳体内的温度保持在环境温度以上至少50℃。

    Li/Metal Battery with Shape Change Control
    16.
    发明申请
    Li/Metal Battery with Shape Change Control 有权
    Li /具有形状变化控制的金属电池

    公开(公告)号:US20150048783A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-19

    申请号:US14459767

    申请日:2014-08-14

    申请人: Robert Bosch GmbH

    IPC分类号: H01M10/44 H02J7/00 H01M10/48

    摘要: An electrochemical battery system in one embodiment includes a first electrochemical cell including an anode with a form of lithium, a first plurality of pressure sensors positioned and configured to sense localized variations in pressure along the anode, a memory in which command instructions are stored, and a processor configured to execute the command instructions to (i) identify an indication of a variation in localized pressure along the anode, and (ii) selectively control the first electrochemical cell based upon the identified indication.

    摘要翻译: 一个实施例中的电化学电池系统包括第一电化学电池,其包括具有锂形式的阳极,第一多个压力传感器定位和配置成感测沿着阳极的压力的局部变化,其中存储命令指令的存储器,以及 处理器,被配置为执行命令指令以(i)识别沿着阳极的局部压力变化的指示,以及(ii)基于所识别的指示来选择性地控制第一电化学电池。

    Metal/Oxygen Battery with Oxygen Pressure Management
    18.
    发明申请
    Metal/Oxygen Battery with Oxygen Pressure Management 审中-公开
    具有氧气压力管理的金属/氧气电池

    公开(公告)号:US20140234730A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-08-21

    申请号:US14185065

    申请日:2014-02-20

    申请人: Robert Bosch GmbH

    IPC分类号: H01M8/22

    摘要: A vehicular battery system includes an oxygen reservoir supported by a vehicle, a vehicular battery system stack operably connected to the oxygen reservoir and a multistage compressor, the vehicular battery system stack including an active material which consumes oxygen from the oxygen reservoir during discharge, at least one sensor configured to generate a pressure signal associated with a pressure in the oxygen reservoir, a memory, and a processor operably connected to the memory and the at least one sensor, the processor configured to execute program instructions stored within the memory to obtain the pressure signal, and control the state of charge of the vehicular battery system stack based upon the obtained pressure signal.

    摘要翻译: 车辆电池系统包括由车辆支撑的氧气储存器,可操作地连接到氧气储存器的车辆电池系统堆叠和多级压缩机,所述车辆电池系统堆叠包括在排放期间从氧气存储器中消耗氧的活性材料,至少 一个传感器被配置为产生与氧储存器中的压力相关联的压力信号,存储器和可操作地连接到存储器和至少一个传感器的处理器,该处理器被配置为执行存储在存储器内的程序指令以获得压力 信号,并且基于获得的压力信号来控制车辆电池系统堆的充电状态。

    Electrolyte Additive for Metal-Air Batteries
    19.
    发明申请
    Electrolyte Additive for Metal-Air Batteries 审中-公开
    金属空气电池用电解质添加剂

    公开(公告)号:US20130330641A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-12

    申请号:US13912756

    申请日:2013-06-07

    申请人: Robert Bosch GmbH

    IPC分类号: H01M12/08 H01M8/00

    摘要: In accordance with one embodiment, an electrochemical cell includes a negative electrode including a form of lithium, a positive electrode spaced apart from the negative electrode and including an electron conducting matrix and a lithium insertion material wherein Li2O2 is formed as a discharge product, a separator positioned between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, an electrolyte including a salt, and a polymer coating on the lithium insertion material, the polymer coating permeable to lithium ions and impermeable to the electrolyte.

    摘要翻译: 根据一个实施例,电化学电池包括包含锂的形式的负极,与负极间隔开的正电极,并且包括电子传导性基体和其中形成Li 2 O 2作为放电产物的锂插入材料,隔板 位于负极和正极之间的电解质,包含盐的电解质和在锂插入材料上的聚合物涂层,所述聚合物涂层可渗透锂离子并且不可渗透到电解质中。