Redox flow batteries: a literature review oriented to automatic control

This paper presents a literature review about the concept of redox flow batteries and its automation and monitoring. Specifically, it is focused on the presentation of all-vanadium redox flow batteries which have several benefits, compared with other existing technologies and methods for energy stor...

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Autores: Clemente León, Alejandro|||0000-0001-6627-1119, Costa Castelló, Ramon|||0000-0003-2553-5901
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/331209
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/331209
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13174514
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Control theory
Storage automation
Renewable sources
Energy storage systems
Flow battery
Vanadium redox flow battery
State of charge
Cell stack
Classificació INSPEC::Control theory
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Automàtica i control
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Sumario:This paper presents a literature review about the concept of redox flow batteries and its automation and monitoring. Specifically, it is focused on the presentation of all-vanadium redox flow batteries which have several benefits, compared with other existing technologies and methods for energy stored purposes. The main aspects that are reviewed in this work correspond to the characterization, modeling, supervision and control of the vanadium redox flow batteries. A research is presented where redox flow batteries are contextualized in the current energy situation, compared with other types of energy storage systems. Furthermore, a presentation about the current challenges on research, and the main existing installations is view. A discussion about the main dynamic models that have been proposed during last years, as well as the different control strategies and observers, is presented.