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Steven Hickey Head of battery testing
Part 1 – Introducing RedFlow and ZBM
RedFlow Background
What is a ZBM?
Battery basics – contrast ZBM & Lead Acid
A Battery is a series of Cells
A Cell is a couple of Half Cells
Electrodes and Electrolyte
Flowing versus Static Electrolyte
Characteristics Comparison
The Challenge of Battery Manufacture for Distribution Network Storage (Reasons to Flow Battery Part 3)
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The Winter’s Shed 2004
Founders Chris & Alex Winter
Prototype ZB cell 2004
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Board
Chairman Peter Pursey, AM (Non-exec director Austin Engineering)
Non-exec Anne-Marie Birkill (General partner of OneVentures)
CEO Phil Hutchings (Ex BE Geothermal GmbH, Wilson HTM, BHP)
CTO Chris Winter (Ex Schlumberger)
RedFlow has approximately 100 staff
Manufacturing and supply 50
Product development 30
Sales, admin, support 20
Amongst our team, RedFlow staff have
25 engineering degrees
9 masters degrees
2 PhDs (engineering)
2 CAs
5 other degrees (finance, business)
RedFlow’s staff have prior work experience with:
GE, Tyco, HP, Norgren, Elpro, Invensys, Australian
Inc, Hi-Tech Tooling, Powercell, BHP, QGC and others
Management
Dr. Alex Winter Chief Engineer Ex Schlumberger
Richard Aird COO Ex Lend Lease
Paul Clarke CFO Ex EY, KPMG, VanGlobe
Bernie Reinke GM Sales Ex Tektronix Comms, HP & Agilent
Bruce Ebzery Utility Sales Ex Energex
John Davis US Sales Ex Deeya, VRB (located US)
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RedFlow Staff & Factory
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RedFlow Manufacturing
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What is a ZBM?
3x33 Cell Stacks
240 Vac 150 W (electrical) circulation
pumps & fan
HDPE Tanks 90 l, 2.5M ZnBr2 Supported Electrolyte
Electrolyte heat
exchanger
900 mm
900 mm
Mass 230 kg
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battery; a combination of two or more cells electrically connected to work together to produce electric energy.
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Zn++
Br-
Br Br
Zinc Collector e- e-
Zn
Separator
Bromine Collector
Br-
e- e-
ZBM Electrochemistry When charging electrical potential overcomes chemical potential, a current flows by conversion of species at the electrodes. This stored potential is released during discharge with reverse current flow.
DC Ch
Bromide ions in solution exchange with Bromine complex on electrode
1.07 V
0.76 V
Zinc ions in solution exchange with metal plate on electrode
Ch DC
DC
Ch
Ch
DC
Ions in solution migrate through porous separator to balance charge
+ -
+ -
Conventional current flow is opposite electron (e-) flow
Lead-Acid Electrochemistry
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Lead Acid batteries don’t have pumps, why must the electrolyte flow in a ZBM? ZBM: 90 litres electrolyte ~= 14 kg Zinc in solution At full charge plated ~= 10 kg Zinc metal = 71% utilisation @ 100% DoD (Losses increase as concentration falls) LA (Equal 240 Ah @ Nom 48 V): Total battery mass: 272 kg Electro-active mass: 69 kg = 25% utilisation @ 100% DoD 53 litre H2SO4 from 6 to 2 molar (Typically limit DoD to ~20% for cycle life)
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The ZBM requires flowing electrolyte, the concentration and density changes during a cycle. The energy storage capacity is partly determined by the amount of ions in solution. Hence a larger volume (than the stack) is pumped around the two circuits (zinc side and bromine side).
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ZBM Specs
Power (working) 5 kW Capacity 10 kWhr (240 Ah) Voltage Range 60-50 V Gross DC Efficiency 75%
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LEAD ACID BATTERY 80% of all LA battery failure is related to sulphation build-up. This build up occurs when the sulphur molecules in the electrolyte (battery acid) become so deeply discharged that they begin to coat the battery's lead plates. Equalizing or over-charging the battery is intended to remove the sulphation (PbSO4) from the battery's plates. ZINC BROMINE BATTERY Separator degradation reduced with new electrolyte formulation. Conductive plastic electrode degradation reduced with new electrode formulation.
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All plastic materials – low cost , volume automation, recyclable 100% capacity utilisation – cf Lead-Acid 20-30% Electrodes not consumed in operation – long life Electrolyte unaffected by cycling – long life
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Steven Hickey Head of battery testing
Part 2 – how we design with ZBM
Hybrid ZBM/Lead Acid Design
AEST Project
ESV Project
GUSS Project
AusGrid Project
Scalability to MegaWatts
Communications, Data Logging and Control
The Challenge of Battery Manufacture for Distribution Network Storage (Reasons to Flow Battery Part 3)
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Lead Acid batteries have been developed for over 140 years. This is what most people and Engineers first think of when in need of energy storage (beyond hand-held devices). So it is understandable that all existing systems are intended for use with LA batteries. If you wanna beat ‘em join ‘em!
LA batteries are best operated at 100% SoC and with few small reductions in SoC. ZBMs are best operated in cycles with brief increases in SoC quickly returning to fully discharged. Combining the two characteristics in a hybrid system can achieve a better outcome.