4 MW zinc/bromine battery for electric power storage

Author

Fujii, T. ; Igarashi, M. ; Fushimi, K. ; Hashimoto, T. ; Hirota, A. ; Itoh, H. ; Jin-Nai, K. ; Tagami, Y. ; Kouzuma, I. ; Sera, Y. ; Nakayama, T.

Author_Institution

Meidensha Corp., Tokyo, Japan

fYear

1989

fDate

6-11 Aug 1989

Firstpage

1319

Abstract

The development of a flowing-electrolyte zinc/bromine battery for electric power storage is presented. The battery exhibited the following features, in addition to well-known features such as abundant availability of materials and high energy density: (1) The aqueous-electrolyte battery, when operated at ambient temperature, is characterized by easy maintenance and control. (2) With conductive carbon-plastic electrodes, it is suitable for mass production at low cost and for large-capacity applications. The design of a 50 kW battery module is reviewed from the points of view of efficiency, construction, reliability and safety. The results of application tests and cycle life tests are reported. The design of a 1 MW pilot plant is discussed. An investigation of the long-life electrode is described

Keywords

bromine; life testing; secondary cells; zinc; 1 MW; 4 MW; 50 kW; Zn-Br₂ secondary cells; application tests; construction; control; cycle life tests; efficiency; electric power storage; energy density; flowing-electrolyte; large-capacity applications; long-life electrode; maintenance; mass production; reliability; safety; Availability; Batteries; Conducting materials; Electrodes; Life testing; Maintenance; Organic materials; Temperature control; Weight control; Zinc;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1989. IECEC-89., Proceedings of the 24th Intersociety

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IECEC.1989.74639

Filename

74639