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A Complexed Iodine-based Electrolyte for Zinc-iodine-bromide Flow Battery (ZIBB)
Inventors
Prof. LU Yi Chun
Department
Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering
Key Problem and Market Opportunity
- Battery energy storage is essential for renewable energy and transportation
- The mostly used Li-ion battery has problems of flaming concern and long charging time
- Application of battery swapping is limited by the battery pack models and the high cost of battery packs
- The battery energy storage market will draw $620 billion investment by 2040, forecasted by Bloomberg
Key Advantages of the Technology
- Inherently safe: ZIBB uses water-based electrolyte, which is inherently non-flammable.
- Fast refuelling: On EV application, ZIBB can be refuelled simply by swapping liquid chemical in tanks, without limitation on battery models. The swapped electrolytes can be regenerated by off-site charging
- High energy density: ZIBB holds the world record of energy density (101Wh L-1) in aqueous flow batteries
- Scalability: The flow battery design can be readily scaled-up for automobile and large-scale grid energy storage application
Patents
- US Publication No.: 2017/0162900A1 - US Publication No.: 2020/0075952A1 - US Application No.:17/017885
A Complexed Iodine-based Electrolyte for Zinc-iodine-bromide Flow Battery (ZIBB)
Inventors
Prof. LU Yi Chun
Department
Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering
Key Problem and Market Opportunity
- Battery energy storage is essential for renewable energy and transportation
- The mostly used Li-ion battery has problems of flaming concern and long charging time
- Application of battery swapping is limited by the battery pack models and the high cost of battery packs
- The battery energy storage market will draw $620 billion investment by 2040, forecasted by Bloomberg
Key Advantages of the Technology
- Inherently safe: ZIBB uses water-based electrolyte, which is inherently non-flammable.
- Fast refuelling: On EV application, ZIBB can be refuelled simply by swapping liquid chemical in tanks, without limitation on battery models. The swapped electrolytes can be regenerated by off-site charging
- High energy density: ZIBB holds the world record of energy density (101Wh L-1) in aqueous flow batteries
- Scalability: The flow battery design can be readily scaled-up for automobile and large-scale grid energy storage application
Potential Applications
- Electric vehicles
- Automobile and grid-level energy storage system
Photos
Schematics on the flow-battery-powered EV and the refuelling system
Categories
Energy & Green Technology
CUHK Tech ID
P-2015-0645 / P-2018-0836 / P-2020-0971
Patents
- US Publication No.: 2017/0162900A1 - US Publication No.: 2020/0075952A1 - US Application No.:17/017885
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