The solution used in a vanadium flow battery is vanadium oxide, V2O5, dissolved in sulfuric acid and water. All conventional batteries must contain two unique solutions. Production of the solution is more space and time efficient, and it is impossible to contaminate the battery within itself. Another advantage is that the reaction is in aqueous solution and requires no phase changes. We are cur...

Two graphene materials, TRGO-1 and TRGO-2, prepared by the thermal exfoliation/reduction at 1000oC of two graphite oxides with different characteristics, are investigated as positive electrodes in a Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB). A detailed study of their electrochemical response towards the [VO2]/[VO] redox system is carried out through cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectr...

This paper discusses the control of flexible microgrids, consisting of a Redox Flow Batteries (RFB) and a new power conditioning system (PCS) for the RFB. Considering the importance of energy storage, this study is essential in power systems that are developed cautiously. RFB is connected to power system by a DC/DC or DC/AC converter to produce a DC voltage. It is very important that this conve...

Traditional vanadium batteries use pure sulfuric acid as electrolyte, but H2SO4 does not absorb enough vanadium ions to make the electrolyte an efficient energy source. This study investigates the effect of hydroxylation process on electrochemical and operational properties of carbon felt electrode in VOSO4 solution with an optimized supporting electrolyte (a mixture of six parts HCl and 2.5 pa...

a Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion Laboratory, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA b Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA c Physical Chemistry of Materials Group Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA d En...

The need for large scale energy storage has become a priority to integrate renewable energy sources into the electricity grid. Redox flow batteries are considered the best option to store electricity from medium to large scale applications. However, the current high cost of redox flow batteries impedes the wide spread adoption of this technology. The membrane is a critical component of redox fl...

Two graphene-like materials, obtained by thermal exfoliation and reduction of a graphite oxide at 700 and 1000oC, were studied as active electrodes in the positive half-cell of a Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB). In particular, that obtained at 1000oC exhibited an outstanding electrochemical performance in terms of peak current densities (30.54 and 30.05 mAcm for the anodic and cathodic peaks...

*Correspondence: Murugesan Vijayakumar and Wei Wang, Energy and Environmental Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Blvd, P.O. Box 999, Richland, WA 99352, USA e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Lack of comprehensive understanding about the interactions between Nafion membrane and battery electrolytes prevents the straightforward tailoring of optimal materials ...