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Redox flow batteries: role in modern electric power industry and comparative characteristics of the main types

Mikhail Mikhailovich Petrov 1, 2
Mikhail Mikhailovich Petrov
,  , 
Dmitriy Vladimirovich Konev 1
Dmitriy Vladimirovich Konev
, 
Anatoly Evgenievich Antipov 1, 2, 3, 4
Anatoly Evgenievich Antipov
, 
Pavel Andreevich Loktionov 1, 2
Pavel Andreevich Loktionov
, 
Roman Dmitrievich Pichugov 1, 2
Roman Dmitrievich Pichugov
, 
Natalya Vitalyevna Kartashova 2, 4
Natalya Vitalyevna Kartashova
, 
Artem Tigranovich Glazkov 1, 2, 3
Artem Tigranovich Glazkov
, 
Lilia Zakharovna Abunaeva 2, 5
Lilia Zakharovna Abunaeva
,  , 
Mikhail Alekseevich Vorotyntsev 1, 2, 3
Mikhail Alekseevich Vorotyntsev
1 Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Moscow region
2 D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Moscow
3 Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electro Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
4 Lomonosov Moscow State University
5 Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University), Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region
10.1070/RCR4987
Published 30 November 2020
Review , RCR4987, Volume 90, Issue 6, 677-702
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Petrov M. M., Modestov A. D., Konev D. V., Antipov A. E., Loktionov P. A., Pichugov R. D., Kartashova N. V., Glazkov A. T., Abunaeva L. Z., Andreev V. N., Vorotyntsev M. A. Redox flow batteries: role in modern electric power industry and comparative characteristics of the main types // Russian Chemical Reviews. 2020. Vol. 90. No. 6. pp. 677-702.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1070/RCR4987
UR - https://rcr.colab.ws/publications/10.1070/RCR4987
TI - Redox flow batteries: role in modern electric power industry and comparative characteristics of the main types
T2 - Russian Chemical Reviews
AU - Petrov, Mikhail Mikhailovich
AU - Modestov, Alexander Davidovich
AU - Konev, Dmitriy Vladimirovich
AU - Antipov, Anatoly Evgenievich
AU - Loktionov, Pavel Andreevich
AU - Pichugov, Roman Dmitrievich
AU - Kartashova, Natalya Vitalyevna
AU - Glazkov, Artem Tigranovich
AU - Abunaeva, Lilia Zakharovna
AU - Andreev, Vladimir Nikolaevich
AU - Vorotyntsev, Mikhail Alekseevich
PY - 2020
DA - 2020/11/30
PB - ANO Editorial Board of the journal Uspekhi Khimii
SP - 677-702
IS - 6
VL - 90
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@article{2020_Petrov,
author = {Mikhail Mikhailovich Petrov and Alexander Davidovich Modestov and Dmitriy Vladimirovich Konev and Anatoly Evgenievich Antipov and Pavel Andreevich Loktionov and Roman Dmitrievich Pichugov and Natalya Vitalyevna Kartashova and Artem Tigranovich Glazkov and Lilia Zakharovna Abunaeva and Vladimir Nikolaevich Andreev and Mikhail Alekseevich Vorotyntsev},
title = {Redox flow batteries: role in modern electric power industry and comparative characteristics of the main types},
journal = {Russian Chemical Reviews},
year = {2020},
volume = {90},
publisher = {ANO Editorial Board of the journal Uspekhi Khimii},
month = {Nov},
url = {https://rcr.colab.ws/publications/10.1070/RCR4987},
number = {6},
pages = {677--702},
doi = {10.1070/RCR4987}
}
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Petrov, Mikhail Mikhailovich, et al. “Redox flow batteries: role in modern electric power industry and comparative characteristics of the main types.” Russian Chemical Reviews, vol. 90, no. 6, Nov. 2020, pp. 677-702. https://rcr.colab.ws/publications/10.1070/RCR4987.
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Keywords

Acid-base RFB
energy storage
Hybrid RFB
Power sources
redox flow batteries
Vanadium RFB

Abstract

In recent years, the key principles of the electric power industry have radically changed and the number of studies on the development of devices for electrical energy storage in a different form such as mechanical or chemical energy has rapidly increased. This review gives a brief description of these devices. The attention is focused on redox flow batteries (RFBs), a promising type of energy storage devices capable of efficiently operating in distributed power grids, in order to eliminate the imbalance between the time-varying electricity production by ``unconventional sources'' and electricity consumption. At the design level, RFBs combine the principles of fuel cells and chemical energy sources with solid electroactive materials: transitions between electrical and chemical forms of energy in these devices occur upon oxidation and reduction of redox-active electrolytes, which are stored in separate tanks and pumped into the electrode compartments of the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) separated by a semi-permeable membrane. This approach ensures an important advantage of these devices over other types of chemical energy sources, that is, the possibility of independent scaling of the energy storage capacity and power characteristics of the system. This review provides a systematic description of the main types of RFBs and analysis of their fundamental benefits and drawbacks, which determine the prospects for practical applications of RFBs. The bibliography includes 149 references.

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Russian Foundation for Basic Research
19-13-50266
Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
0089-2019-0007

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