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A Protocol for Electrochemical Evaluations and State of Charge Diagnostics of a Symmetric Organic Redox Flow Battery
Published on: February 13, 2017
The Chemistry of Redox-Flow Batteries
Jens Noack1, Nataliya Roznyatovskaya2, Tatjana Herr2
1Redox Flow Batteries Project Group, Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology, Applied Electrochemistry, Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Strasse 7, 76327 Pfinztal (Germany). Jens.Noack@ict.fraunhofer.de.
Abstract:
The development of various redox-flow batteries for the storage of fluctuating renewable energy has intensified in recent years because of their peculiar ability to be scaled separately in terms of energy and power, and therefore potentially to reduce the costs of energy storage. This has resulted in a considerable increase in the number of publications on redox-flow batteries. This was a motivation to present a comprehensive and critical overview of the features of this type of batteries, focusing mainly on the chemistry of electrolytes and introducing a thorough systematic classification to reveal their potential for future development.
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