Electrical Equivalent Model of Vanadium Redox Flow Battery

Yaswanth Reddy Challapuram, Gina Muñoz Quintero, Stephen B. Bayne, Anitha Sarah Subburaj, Mark A. Harral

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Abstract

Grid-scale energy storage systems have become popular for the growth of hybrid renewable power systems. Due to design flexibility, low manufacturing costs for large scale, indefinite lifetime and recyclable electrolytes Vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) are a promising energy storage technology. In this paper, an electrical equivalent model of VRFB which is present in Distributed Asset Research Testing (DART) facility in Texas is proposed. The VRFB is connected to a 3.6kW resistive load. The effect of flow rate and pump power losses has been considered in modeling the VRFB. A control method for State of Charge (SOC) estimation is also proposed as it plays an important role in over-charge/ discharge of VRFB. The entire work is simulated in Matlab/Simulink environment and the results obtained prove the efficient operation of VRFB.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 IEEE Green Technologies Conference, GreenTech 2019
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)9781728114576
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2019
Event2019 IEEE Green Technologies Conference, GreenTech 2019 - Lafayette, United States
Duration: Apr 3 2019Apr 6 2019

Publication series

NameIEEE Green Technologies Conference
Volume2019-April
ISSN (Electronic)2166-5478

Conference

Conference2019 IEEE Green Technologies Conference, GreenTech 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLafayette
Period04/3/1904/6/19

Keywords

  • Electrical equivalent circuit
  • State of Charge
  • Vanadium redox flow battery
  • battery modeling
  • flow rate

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