Granted Patent B2

US 12,603,318 · App. 18/051,479 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

Inventors: Hongliang Zhang (Beijing, CN); Mianyan Huang (Beijing, CN); Jian Wang (Beijing, CN)

Assignee: VRB Energy Inc.

H01M8/188H01M10/0445H01M2004/027H01M2004/028

Abstract

Claims (40)

1 . An all-vanadium flow battery distributed large-scale system, comprising a main electrical energy storage center, multiple power distribution subsystems and a control subsystem;

wherein, for any one power distribution subsystem, if a power of the power distribution subsystem does not meet a preset power requirement and/or a distance between the power distribution subsystem and the main electrical energy storage center exceeds a preset distance, then a secondary electrical energy storage center connected to the main electrical energy storage center is provided in the power distribution subsystem;

wherein the power distribution subsystem comprises an electrical energy load point and/or an electrical energy connection point;

wherein the main electrical energy storage center and the multiple power distribution subsystems are each electrically connected to the control subsystem;

wherein the power distribution subsystem further comprises a battery stack, a power conversion system (“PCS”) subsystem and a control module;

wherein the battery stack comprises a first anode reaction zone and a second anode reaction zone;

wherein an input end of the PCS subsystem is electrically connected to the battery stack, an output end of the PCS subsystem is electrically connected to the electrical energy load point and/or the electrical energy connection point, the control module is electrically connected to the control subsystem and the battery stack separately, and the battery stack is fluidically connected to the main electrical energy storage center;

wherein, when the secondary electrical energy storage center is provided in the power distribution subsystem, the battery stack is further fluidically connected to the secondary electrical energy storage center;

wherein the control module is electrically connected to the secondary electrical energy storage center;

wherein the power distribution subsystem further comprises a BMS subsystem, and the battery stack comprises multiple monolithic electric reactors;

wherein an output end of the battery stack and the input end of the PCS subsystem are both electrically connected to the BMS subsystem, and an output end of the BMS subsystem is electrically connected to the control module.

2 . The all-vanadium flow battery distributed large-scale system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the main electrical energy storage center comprises a main positive electrode electrolyte tank and a main negative electrode electrolyte tank; the main positive electrode electrolyte tank is connected to the power distribution subsystem via a main positive electrode circulation pipeline, and the main negative electrode electrolyte tank is connected to the power distribution subsystem via a main negative electrode circulation pipeline.

3 . The all-vanadium flow battery distributed large-scale system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein a main reference battery is connected in parallel between the main positive electrode circulation pipeline and the main negative electrode circulation pipeline, the main reference battery comprises a second anode reaction zone and a second cathode reaction zone, the second anode reaction zone is connected to the main positive electrode electrolyte tank via the main positive electrode circulation pipeline, and the second cathode reaction zone is connected to the main negative electrode electrolyte tank via the main negative electrode circulation pipeline.

4 . The all-vanadium flow battery distributed large-scale system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the secondary electrical energy storage center comprises a secondary positive electrode electrolyte tank and a secondary negative electrode electrolyte tank, the secondary positive electrode electrolyte tank is connected to the main positive electrode electrolyte tank via the main positive electrode circulation pipeline, the secondary negative electrode electrolyte tank is connected to the main negative electrode electrolyte tank via the main negative electrode circulation pipeline, the secondary positive electrode electrolyte tank is connected to the battery stack via a secondary positive electrode circulation pipeline, and the secondary negative electrode electrolyte tank is connected to the battery stack via a secondary negative electrode circulation pipeline.

5 . The all-vanadium flow battery distributed large-scale system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein a secondary reference battery is connected in parallel between the secondary positive electrode circulation pipeline and secondary negative electrode circulation pipeline, the secondary reference battery comprises a third anode reaction zone and a third cathode reaction zone, the third anode reaction zone is connected to the secondary positive electrode electrolyte tank via the secondary positive electrode circulation pipeline, and the third cathode reaction zone is connected to the secondary negative electrode electrolyte tank via the secondary negative electrode circulation pipeline.

6 . The all-vanadium flow battery distributed large-scale system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an input end of the BMS subsystem is electrically connected to positive and negative electrodes of a secondary reference battery.

7 . The all-vanadium flow battery distributed large-scale system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the control module is a programmable logic controller.

8 . An all-vanadium flow battery distributed large-scale system, comprising a main electrical energy storage center, multiple power distribution subsystems and a control subsystem;

wherein, for any one power distribution subsystem, if a power of the power distribution subsystem does not meet a preset power requirement and/or a distance between the power distribution subsystem and the main electrical energy storage center exceeds a preset distance, then a secondary electrical energy storage center connected to the main electrical energy storage center is provided in the power distribution subsystem;

wherein the power distribution subsystem comprises an electrical energy load point and/or an electrical energy connection point;

wherein the main electrical energy storage center and the multiple power distribution subsystems are each electrically connected to the control subsystem;

wherein the power distribution subsystem further comprises a battery stack, a power conversion system (“PCS”) subsystem and a control module;

wherein the battery stack comprises a first anode reaction zone and a second anode reaction zone;

wherein an input end of the PCS subsystem is electrically connected to the battery stack, an output end of the PCS subsystem is electrically connected to the electrical energy load point and/or the electrical energy connection point, the control module is electrically connected to the control subsystem and the battery stack separately, and the battery stack is fluidically connected to the main electrical energy storage center;

wherein, when the secondary electrical energy storage center is provided in the power distribution subsystem, the battery stack is further fluidically connected to the secondary electrical energy storage center;

wherein the control module is electrically connected to the secondary electrical energy storage center;

wherein the main electrical energy storage center comprises a main positive electrode electrolyte tank and a main negative electrode electrolyte tank;

wherein the main positive electrode electrolyte tank is connected to the power distribution subsystem via a main positive electrode circulation pipeline, and the main negative electrode electrolyte tank is connected to the power distribution subsystem via a main negative electrode circulation pipeline; and

wherein a main reference battery is connected in parallel between the main positive electrode circulation pipeline and the main negative electrode circulation pipeline, the main reference battery comprises a second anode reaction zone and a second cathode reaction zone, the second anode reaction zone is connected to the main positive electrode electrolyte tank via the main positive electrode circulation pipeline, and the second cathode reaction zone is connected to the main negative electrode electrolyte tank via the main negative electrode circulation pipeline.

9 . An all-vanadium flow battery distributed large-scale system, comprising a main electrical energy storage center, multiple power distribution subsystems and a control subsystem;

wherein, for any one power distribution subsystem, if a power of the power distribution subsystem does not meet a preset power requirement and/or a distance between the power distribution subsystem and the main electrical energy storage center exceeds a preset distance, then a secondary electrical energy storage center connected to the main electrical energy storage center is provided in the power distribution subsystem;

wherein the power distribution subsystem comprises an electrical energy load point and/or an electrical energy connection point;

wherein the main electrical energy storage center and the multiple power distribution subsystems are each electrically connected to the control subsystem;

wherein the power distribution subsystem further comprises a battery stack, a power conversion system (“PCS”) subsystem and a control module;

wherein an input end of the PCS subsystem is electrically connected to the battery stack, an output end of the PCS subsystem is electrically connected to the electrical energy load point and/or the electrical energy connection point, the control module is electrically connected to the control subsystem and the battery stack separately, and the battery stack is fluidically connected to the main electrical energy storage center;

wherein, when the secondary electrical energy storage center is provided in the power distribution subsystem, the battery stack is further fluidically connected to the secondary electrical energy storage center;

wherein the control module is electrically connected to the secondary electrical energy storage center;

wherein the main electrical energy storage center comprises a main positive electrode electrolyte tank and a main negative electrode electrolyte tank;

wherein the main positive electrode electrolyte tank is connected to the power distribution subsystem via a main positive electrode circulation pipeline, and the main negative electrode electrolyte tank is connected to the power distribution subsystem via a main negative electrode circulation pipeline; and

wherein the secondary electrical energy storage center comprises a secondary positive electrode electrolyte tank and a secondary negative electrode electrolyte tank, the secondary positive electrode electrolyte tank is connected to the main positive electrode electrolyte tank via the main positive electrode circulation pipeline, the secondary negative electrode electrolyte tank is connected to the main negative electrode electrolyte tank via the main negative electrode circulation pipeline, the secondary positive electrode electrolyte tank is connected to the battery stack via a secondary positive electrode circulation pipeline, and the secondary negative electrode electrolyte tank is connected to the battery stack via a secondary negative electrode circulation pipeline.

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