Flow-Battery Energy Storage
This research targets long-duration storage based on vanadium redox flow batteries, whose decoupled power/energy rating, intrinsic safety and long cycle life complement wind's variability. Topics span stack flow-field design and mass-transport enhancement, joint optimization of electrolyte flow and charge/discharge scheduling, and system-level thermal management — extended by integrating flow batteries with liquid-piston advanced compressed-air storage into capacity-planning and dispatch methods for wind plus multi-storage hybrids.
Key Research Topics
Optimizes channel geometry and electrode parameters to reduce concentration polarization and pumping losses while raising voltage efficiency.
Formulates joint electrolyte-flow and charge/discharge dispatch models balancing capacity utilization with cycle life.
Proposes optimal sizing and rolling-horizon dispatch of VRFB + liquid-piston CAES hybrids for wind smoothing and grid accommodation.