PFI-RP: Developing a New Large-Scale Battery Technology

这一创新-研究伙伴关系(PFI-RP)项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力将是低成本固定电池的可用性。低成本的能源储存将加速间歇性可再生能源的采用。这种电池的占地面积很小，可以在以前无法到达的地方进行大规模的能量储存。学生将接受高级工业研究和创业技能方面的培训。拟议的项目将开发一种电池，其体积能量密度可能比商业传统液流电池系统提高一个数量级。通过一种新的方法，能量储存在固体颗粒中，电能通过有机电解液中的溶解物种输送，这种改进是可能的。为了促进转化，需要在设计储能化学反应过程、优化输送电力所需的溶解化学物种以及设计具有高电导率但溶解化学物种交叉度低的膜方面取得进展。此外，该项目将解决与集成相关的系统工程和扩展挑战。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The broader impact/commercial potential of this this Partnerships for Innovation – Research Partnerships (PFI-RP) project will be the availability of a low-cost stationary battery. Low-cost energy storage will accelerate the adoption of intermittent renewable energy. The small footprint of this battery will enable large-scale energy storage in previously inaccessible locations. Students will be trained in advanced industrial research and entrepreneurial skills. The proposed project will develop a battery with potentially an order of magnitude improvement in volumetric energy density over commercial conventional flow battery systems. This improvement is possible with a new approach in which energy is stored in solid particles, and electrical power is delivered through dissolved species in organic electrolyte. To advance translation, advances are needed in engineering the energy storage chemical reaction processes, optimizing the dissolved chemical species needed to deliver power, and designing a membrane with high conductivity but low crossover of the dissolved chemical species. Furthermore, this project will address the systems engineering and scaling challenges associated with integration.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.