液流电池储能技术研究现状与展望

Acritical review on redox flow batteries for electrical energy storage applications

液流电池技术利用流动的电解液作为电化学储能介质,适合于进行大容量电能与化学能的转化与储存。液流电池通常具有寿命长、效率高等技术特征,在平滑风能、太阳能等可再生能源发电出力以及微型电网、智能电网建设等方面有着广阔的应用前景。本文论述了液流电池的研究与开发现状,概述了目前逐渐具备工程实施能力的全钒液流电池体系,分析了液流电池新体系的研究开发状况,指明了它们各自需要进行技术突破的重要问题,最后展望了金属/空气液流电池的技术优势与未来发展前景。

Redox flow batteries have a number of advantages for electrical energy storage,including high roundtrip efficiency,long service life and suitable for large scale applications.Such a type of energy storage devices have a wide range of applications in the use of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar,smart grid and microgrid.This paper presents a brief review of the state-of-the-art development of the redox flow batteries.Major technological barriers are discussed.Future directions of research and development are proposed.