HYBRID SYSTEM FOR STORING SOLAR ENERGY AS HEAT AND ELECTRICITY
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    发明申请
    HYBRID SYSTEM FOR STORING SOLAR ENERGY AS HEAT AND ELECTRICITY 审中-公开
    将太阳能作为热能和电力储存的混合系统

    公开(公告)号:US20170077572A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-16

    申请号:US15250577

    申请日:2016-08-29

    摘要: A photoelectrochemical system and method utilizing the photons having energies above the bandgaps of a p-type semiconductor photocathode and an n-type semiconductor photoanode with redox couples having fast electron transfer kinetics to keep overpotentials under 0.15 volts, and redox potentials energetically located within the band gaps, for storing energy in photodriven oxidation and reduction reactions separated by less than 1.6 volts using a redox flow battery configuration, are described. The photoelectrochemical system can also store heat in the flow battery generated from the inefficiencies of the photoredox reactions and from impinging photons having energies below the band gaps. Redox flow batteries contain fluid electrolyte and tanks for storing the redox equivalents, which can be used to store the solar energy not used to drive the photoredox chemistry for hot water and space heating applications. The present hybrid photoelectrochemical/thermal system may be used store excess grid electricity when electrical demand is low, or as a conventional redox flow battery in a distributed energy system, if the redox electrolyte volume was increased above that needed for solar load leveling on a daily or weekly time scale. Heat generated from the discharge of the redox battery would also be captured and stored.

    摘要翻译: 光电化学系统和方法利用具有高于p型半导体光电阴极的带隙的光子和具有快速电子转移动力学的氧化还原对的n型半导体光电阳极以保持低于0.15伏的超电势的光子,以及能量位于带内的氧化还原电位 描述了用于使用氧化还原液流电池配置将能量存储在分解为小于1.6伏的光电二极管氧化和还原反应中的间隙。 光电化学体系还可以存储由于光氧化反应的低效产生的流动电池中的热量以及能量低于带隙的入射光子。 氧化还原液流电池包含流体电解质和用于存储氧化还原当量的罐,其可用于存储未用于驱动光氧化学化学品用于热水和空间加热应用的太阳能。 当电力需求低时,本发明的混合光电化学/热系统可以用于存储多余的电网电力,或者如果氧化还原电解质体积增加到高于日常负载均衡所需的氧化还原电解质体积 或每周时间尺度。 从氧化还原电池的放电产生的热也将被捕获并储存。