Membrane-Less Redox Flow Batteries: Efficiency and Design Cold Plate Thermal Designs for EV Battery Systems

Abstract

The efficiency of the membrane-less redox flow batteries or ML-RFBs and their incorporation with compact thermal control systems for the operation of the EV batteries are analyzed in this paper. A sustainable energy storage system is attained since ML-RFBs use low-cost iron and modified carbon porous electrodes. The role of heat control in the context of improving battery characteristics is described in the work, and specific new structures of the cooling plate, for example, convex-porous structures, are considered. Also, the paper presents innovations in electrode structure, numerical simulations, and sensitivity calculations for tapping enhanced scalability, stability, and durability. The work presented here underscores the need of advancement for it to find application in commercialization of EV systems.