Abstract: The present application relates to a battery management and control system for a flow battery. An example battery management and control system includes an alternating current distribution box, a rectifying and inverting device, a flow battery including a battery pack that outputs direct current power, a positive electrode pump driver, and a negative electrode pump driver. The rectifying and inverting device connected to the battery pack inverts the direct current power into alternating current power and outputs the alternating current power. The alternating current distribution box is connected respectively to a power grid, the rectifying and inverting device, the positive electrode pump driver and the negative electrode pump driver. The box continuously supplies alternating current power to at least one of the positive electrode pump driver, the negative electrode pump driver or an additional system from either the power grid or the rectifying and inverting device.

Abstract: The present application relates to the technical field of non-ferrous metal reduction, and specifically to a method and device for accurately controlling a reduction valence state of high-purity vanadium pentoxide. An example method includes: introducing a reducing gas into the vanadium pentoxide to carry out a reduction reaction under a heating condition to obtain a mixture; weighing the mixture during the reduction reaction, and stopping the reaction when the weight of the mixture reaches a specified value; and introducing a cooling gas into the mixture for cooling to obtain calcine. An example device includes: a conveying member; a casing arranged on the conveying member; a partition member on the casing and dividing the inside of the casing into a reduction zone and a protection cooling zone; a material storage member on the conveying member for placing materials; and a weighing member on the conveying member.

Abstract: The application relates to battery materials, and particularly discloses a method for preparing vanadium electrolyte for an all-vanadium redox flow battery. An example method includes: heating high-purity vanadium pentoxide, and reducing the high-purity vanadium pentoxide by using a reducing gas to obtain a low-valence vanadium oxide; mixing low-valence vanadium oxide with an activating agent, and heating and activating to obtain vanadium-containing paste electrolyte; and adding water to dissolve the vanadium-containing paste electrolyte to obtain the vanadium electrolyte with the average valence of vanadium between positive three and positive four.

Abstract: Systems and methods for vanadium battery state-of-charge balance are disclosed. An example system includes a state-of-charge detection module, a state detection module, a control module and a plurality of vanadium battery modules in series. Each vanadium battery module includes positive and negative electrode electrolyte tanks, and a balance pipeline with a controllable switch between the positive and negative electrode electrolyte tanks of any two vanadium battery modules. The state-of-charge detection module detects and outputs the state-of-charge value of each vanadium battery module. The state detection module detects and outputs the charge and discharge states of the vanadium battery modules.

Abstract: The application relates to a distributed large-scale system of an all-vanadium redox flow battery, comprising a main electrical energy storage center, power distribution subsystems and a control subsystem. If the power of the power distribution subsystem does not meet a preset power requirement and/or the distance between the power distribution subsystem and the main electrical energy storage center exceeds a preset distance, a sub electric energy storage center connected with the main electrical energy storage center is arranged in the power distribution subsystem. The power distribution subsystem comprises an electric energy load point and/or an electric energy access point. The main electrical energy storage center and the plurality of power distribution subsystems are electrically connected with the control subsystem respectively. The power supply system has the effect of meeting the power increase and decrease requirements of a plurality of distributed external loads or power supply systems.

Abstract: The application relates to a vanadium battery SOC balance system, which comprises a detection module, a control module, a load module and vanadium battery modules; the vanadium battery modules are connected in series; the detection module is used for detecting and outputting SOC values of the vanadium battery modules; the control module is connected with the detection module and used for receiving the SOC values and connecting the load module into one of the vanadium battery modules according to the SOC values. The detection module can detect the SOC values of the vanadium battery modules, the control module can insert a load into one of the vanadium battery modules according to the SOC values, the vanadium battery modules inserted into the load module can discharge through the load module, the SOC values of the vanadium battery modules are reduced, and the SOC values of the vanadium battery modules are balanced.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer blend proton exchange membrane comprising a soluble polymer and a sulfonated polymer, wherein the soluble polymer is at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of polysulfone, polyethersulfone and polyvinylidene fluoride, the sulfonated polymer is at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of sulfonated poly(ether-ether-ketone), sulfonated poly(ether-ketone-ether-ketone-ketone), sulfonated poly(phthalazinone ether keton), sulfonated phenolphthalein poly(ether sulfone), sulfonated polyimides, sulfonated polyphosphazene and sulfonated polybenzimidazole, and wherein the degree of sulfonation of the sulfonated polymer is in the range of 96% to 118%. The present invention further relates to a method for manufacturing the polymer blend proton exchange membrane.

Abstract: The present invention provides a redox flow battery comprising a positive electrolyte storage tank and a negative electrolyte storage tank, wherein the positive electrolyte storage tank and the negative electrolyte storage tank is kept to be in liquid communication through a pipe, wherein the length-to-diameter ratio of the pipe for the liquid communication is not less than about 10. The present invention also provides a method for operating the redox flow battery continuously in a long period of time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer blend proton exchange membrane comprising a soluble polymer and a sulfonated polymer, wherein the soluble polymer is at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of polysulfone, polyethersulfone and polyvinylidene fluoride, the sulfonated polymer is at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of sulfonated poly(ether-ether-ketone), sulfonated poly(ether-ketone-ether-ketone-ketone), sulfonated poly(phthalazinone ether keton), sulfonated phenolphthalein poly(ether sulfone), sulfonated polyimides, sulfonated polyphosphazene and sulfonated polybenzimidazole, and wherein the degree of sulfonation of the sulfonated polymer is in the range of 96% to 118%. The present invention further relates to a method for manufacturing the polymer blend proton exchange membrane.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer blend proton exchange membrane comprising a soluble polymer and a sulfonated polymer, wherein the soluble polymer is at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of polysulfone, polyethersulfone and polyvinylidene fluoride, the sulfonated polymer is at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of sulfonated poly(ether-ether-ketone), sulfonated poly(ether-ketone-ether-ketone-ketone), sulfonated poly(phthalazinone ether ketone), sulfonated phenolphthalein poly (ether sulfone), sulfonated polyimides, sulfonated polyphosphazene and sulfonated polybenzimidazole, and wherein the degree of sulfonation of the sulfonated polymer is in the range of 96% to 118%. The present invention further relates to a method for manufacturing the polymer blend proton exchange membrane.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer blend proton exchange membrane comprising a soluble polymer and a sulfonated polymer, wherein the soluble polymer is at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of polysulfone, polyethersulfone and polyvinylidene fluoride, the sulfonated polymer is at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of sulfonated poly(ether-ether-ketone), sulfonated poly(ether-ketone-ether-ketone-ketone), sulfonated poly(phthalazinone ether keton), sulfonated phenolphthalein poly(ether sulfone), sulfonated polyimides, sulfonated polyphosphazene and sulfonated polybenzimidazole, and wherein the degree of sulfonation of the sulfonated polymer is in the range of 96% to 118%. The present invention further relates to a method for manufacturing the polymer blend proton exchange membrane.