Investigating the Application of Flow-Batteries in Transport Applications

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Title
Investigating the Application of Flow-Batteries in Transport Applications

CoPED ID
8729061f-6152-43ed-837a-e54715e2cb70

Status
Active

Funders

Value
No funds listed.

Start Date
May 31, 2019

End Date
May 30, 2023

Description

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Lithium-ion cells are the current mainstream R&D candidate for energy storage in electric vehicles/hybrid electric vehicles (EVs/HEVs). Vanadium flow batteries have lower energy density per kilogram than these mainstream lithium-ion cells but the technology has not received the same intensive research and development over the past 20 years.
Flow-batteries are receiving a great deal of interest for transport applications in recent years due to having extremely long lifespans (up to 25+ years). Furthermore, the ability to simply refuel the cell in a similar manner to gasoline/diesel is very attractive, due to the energy being stored in liquid form. Range anxiety is a major issue with traditional battery electric vehicles, and if using flow batteries could become a realisation then there is potential to completely resolve this problem.
Very little work has been done in terms of investigating the feasibility of applying flow-batteries various types of transport. Identifying how much a flow-battery needs to improve by is extremely useful information for flow-battery chemists, for example.
This project focuses on investigation using vehicle modelling of new EV/HEV configurations which incorporate a flow-battery, for a range of transport applications. During the initial stages an assessment of the safety limitations of implementation into a vehicle will be conducted. The project may include the testing of flow batteries to generate input data, as well as identifying if certain conditions are viable for a flow-battery. One application may require a radically different design to another. The outcome should be to identify new transport applications for flow-batteries, which may include various types of hybridisation.
The project is sponsored by HORIBA MIRA, a world class vehicle engineering company vehicle with extensive proving grounds. The student will conduct a total of 6 months of work experience at the sponsor.
The project objectives are:
- Assess safety limits/implications of implementing flow-batteries into transport
- Undertake flow-battery testing to gather data for models and validate intended applications
- To determine and rank key factors influencing performance
- Develop vehicle models to assess the viability of various configurations
- Quantify how much a flow-battery may need to improve by to meet the requirements of certain applications
- Undertake a full assessment of the future potential of flow batteries in EVs/HEVs

Stephen Glover SUPER_PER
Richard Woodfield STUDENT_PER

Subjects by relevance
  1. Accumulators
  2. Vehicles
  3. Electric cars
  4. Electric vehicles
  5. Traffic
  6. Batteries
  7. Safety and security
  8. Means of transportation
  9. Lithium-ion batteries

Extracted key phrases
  1. Vanadium flow battery
  2. Traditional battery electric vehicle
  3. World class vehicle engineering company vehicle
  4. Battery testing
  5. Battery need
  6. Battery chemist
  7. Hybrid electric vehicle
  8. New transport application
  9. Current mainstream r&d candidate
  10. Ion cell
  11. Vehicle model
  12. Vehicle modelling
  13. Mainstream lithium
  14. Low energy density
  15. Certain application

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