Clean Energy Capability Portfolio | Storage Technologies |
Competitive Advantage • Novel scalable distributed control approach ( using advanced control theory integrated with advanced flow battery designs ) to control and coordinate distributed energy storage systems and load management for enhanced reliability and flexibility
• An integrated approach to the design and control of flow batteries based on the dynamic mechanisms of the electrochemical reactions to achieve optimal efficiency and flexibility of battery operation
• Advanced monitoring systems to monitor the state of charge , flow channel blockage , capacity loss monitoring and imbalance of electrolyte , with online fault detection techniques based on dynamic battery models
• Advanced battery management and control systems to operate batteries with improved efficiency and economy
• Use of flow batteries as a multi-functional energy storage system for voltage stability and power quality improvement without complementary energy storage devices to reduce system costs and improve reliability
• Technologies for virtual energy storage and industrial scale demand side power management – power modulation of aluminium smelters , including advanced smelting cell monitoring and thermal control of aluminium smelters under flexible production rate and power consumption
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Impact • Significant improvements in flow battery systems
• Greater flexibility in battery operation for optimised charging and discharging with time-varying input / output power for integration with renewable power sources
• Improved voltage stability and power
Successful Applications • Vanadium flow battery developed at UNSW now manufactured commercially
• Installation of a 200 MW / 800 MWh VRB in Dalian , China
Capabilities and Facilities • 30 kW / 130 kWh commercial VRB system and battery stack for laboratory research
• Extensive state-of-the-art electrochemical and mechanical laboratories
• Climate-controlled chambers for evaluating effects of environmental parameters on energy storage system performance
• Programmable power source and bidirectional load
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Our Collaborators • North Harbour Clean Energy
More Information Professor Jie Bao School of Chemical Engineering T : + 61 2 9385 6755 E : j . bao @ unsw . edu . au
Associate Professor Chris Menictas School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering T : + 61 2 9385 6269 E : c . menictas @ unsw . edu . au
Professor . Maria Skyllas-Kazacos School of Chemical Engineering T : + 61 2 9385 4335 E : m . skyllas-kazacos @ unsw . edu . au
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