• 전기화학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.123-127
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• 2010

Redox Flow Battery용 고내구성 및 고효율 전극의 제조를 위해 DSA(Dimensionally Stable Anode)를 집전체 및 전극으로 사용하고 흑연 입자를 이용한 전극을 제조하여 DSA와 압연하는 방법으로 일체화 된 흑연/DSA 전극의 전기화학적 특성을 조사하였다. 1 M $VOSO_4$ + 5M $H_2SO_4$ 혼합용액과 2 M $VOSO_4$ + 2.5M $H_2SO_4$ 혼합된 용액의 전해액 시스템에서 Cyclic Voltammetry(CV) 방법을 이용하여 -0.7 V에서 1.6 V vs. SCE의 전위범위에서 전극의 특성을 실험한 결과, 높은 농도의 2M $VOSO_4$ 전해액에서도 바나듐 이온들의 redox couple 반응을 잘 나타내고 있으며 가역성도 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 본 연구에서 제조된 일체화된 흑연/DSA 전극을 redox flow battery에 적용할 경우에 고내구성, 내부식성 및 전지의 에너지밀도, 출력밀도와 에너지효율을 향상시킬 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국분무공학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.69-79
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• 2017

When designing a redox flow battery system, compression of battery stack is required to prevent leakage of electrolyte and to reduce contact resistance between cell components. In addition, stack compression leads to deformation of the porous carbon electrode, which results in lower porosity and smaller cross-sectional area for electrolyte flow. In this paper, we investigate the effects of electrode compression on the cell performance by applying multi-dimensional, transient model of all-vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB). Simulation result reveals that large compression leads to greater pressure drop throughout the electrodes, which requires large pumping power to circulate electrolyte while lowered ohmic resistance results in better power capability of the battery. Also, cell compression results in imbalance between anolyte and catholyte and convective crossover of vanadium ions through the separator due to large pressure difference between negative and positive electrodes. Although it is predicted that the battery power is quickly improved due to the reduced ohmic resistance, the capacity decay of the battery is accelerated in the long term operation when the battery cell is compressed. Therefore, it is important to optimize the battery performance by taking trade-off between power and capacity when designing VRFB system.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.61-67
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• 2013

In this study, we developed ionic permselective membrane as a core material of redox flow battery using radiation grafting method. Two ionic permselective membranes, ETFE-g-PSSA and ETFE-g-PVBSA were prepared by radiation grafting with styrene and VBC followed by sulfonation, respectively. We confirmed that the prepared membranes were successfully prepared via FT-IR. The prepared ionic permselcetive membranes were characterized and the performance of the membranes were evaluated as ionic permselective membranes for vanadium redox flow battery.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.180-185
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• 2019

The demands to improve the performance of the vanadium redox flow battery have attracted an intense research on modifying the carbon-based electrode. In this study, the surface of graphite felt was reformed, using cobalt oxide. The cobalt oxide was implanted into graphite felt during hydrothermal and two step heat treatments. The cobalt was deposited by hydrothermal method and the two step heat treatments made lots of holes on the graphite felt surface which is called as porous surface. The porous surface acts as an electrochemically active site for the cathodic reaction of vanadium redox flow battery. The reformed electrode shows the electrochemically improved performance compared with the pristine electrode.

• 멤브레인
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.129-135
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• 2009

바나듐 레독스-흐름 전지용 격막으로 사용하기 위해 폴리설폰(Psf)에 폴리페닐렌설파이드설폰(PPSS)을 블록 공중합 시킨 폴리머를 사용하여 양이온교환막을 제작하여, 막 특성을 평가하였다. 제작한 양이온교환막은 Nafion117보다 열적 안정성이 뛰어나다는 것을 TG분석을 통해 알 수 있었고, 1몰 황산용액에서의 막 저항은 3 cc의 CSA를 도입하였을 때 $0.96{\Omeg}{\cdot}cm^2$로 제일 작은 저항 값을 나타냈다. 제작한 양이온교환막의 바나듐 레독스-흐름 전지에서의 전기화학적 특성에 대해 평가하였다. 제작한 양이온교환막을 사용한 바나듐 레독스-흐름 전지의 100% 충전상태에서의 기전력은 바나듐 레독스-흐름 전지의 기전력 값인 1.4V를 나타냈으며, 각 충전상태에서의 충 방전 셀 저항은 Nafion117을 사용한 전지의 값보다 작은 값을 나타냈다.

• 멤브레인
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.285-300
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• 2012

바나듐 흐름전지는 오랜 사이클 수명, 높은 에너지효율, 낮은 제조단가 그리고 친환경성으로 인하여 에너지저장장치의 한 부분이 될 것으로 기대되고 있다. 바나듐 흐름전지 시스템의 핵심 부품의 하나로서 이온교환막은 이온이 계속적으로 전달되는 동안 양극과 음극 전해질의 투과를 저해하는 물성이 요구된다. 그러나 Nafion과 같은 이온교환막은 넓은 시장성의 확보를 위한 목표성능의 달성을 위한 몇가지 과제들에 직면하고 있다. 그러므로 이러한 문제들을 해결하기 위하여 최근까지 개발된 여러가지 이온교환막에 대하여 Nafion과 비교하여 바나듐 흐름전지특성에 대하여 조사하였다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.571-575
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• 2011

Graphite-based electrodes were prepared using synthetic graphite (MCMB 1028) or natural graphite (NG) powder using a dimensionally stable anode (DSA) as a substrate. Their electrochemical properties were investigated in vanadiumbased electrolytes to determine how to increase the durability and improve the energy efficiency of redox flow batteries. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) was performed in the voltage range of -0.7 V to 1.6 V vs. SCE at various scan rates to analyze the vanadium redox reaction. The graphite-based electrodes showed a fast redox reaction and good reversibility in a highly concentrated acidic electrolyte. The increased electrochemical activity of the NG-based electrode for the $V^{4+}/V^{5+}$ redox reaction can be attributed to the increased surface concentration of functional groups from the addition of conductive material that served as a catalyst. Therefore, it is expected that this electrode can be used to increase the power density and energy density of redox flow batteries.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.324-330
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• 2015

The electrolyte flow rates of vanadium redox flow battery play very important role in terms of ion transfer to electrolyte, kinetics and pump efficiency in system. In this paper a vanadium redox flow battery single cell was tested to suggest the optimization criteria of electrolyte flow rates on the efficiencies. The compared electrolyte circulation flow rates in this experimental work were 15, 30 and 45 mL/min. The charge/discharge characteristics of the flow rate of 30 mL/min was the best out of all flow rates in terms of charging and discharging time. The current efficiencies, voltage efficiencies and energy efficiencies at the flow rate of 30 mL/min were the best. The IR losses obtained at thd current density of $40mA/cm^2$, at the flow rates of 15, 30 and 45 mL/min were 0.085 V, 0.042 V and 0.115 V, respectively. The charge efficiencies at the current density of $40mA/cm^2$ were 96.42%, 96.45% and 96.29% for the electrolyte flow rates of 15, 30 and 45 mL/min, respectively. The voltge efficiencies at the current density of $40mA/cm^2$ were 77.34%, 80.62% and 76.10% for the electrolyte flow rates of 15, 30 and 45 mL/min, respectively. Finally, the energy efficiencies at the current density of $40mA/cm^2$ were 74.57%, 77.76% and 73.27% for the electrolyte flow rates of 15, 30 and 45 mL/min, respectively. The optimum flow rates of electrolytes were 20 mL/min in most of operating variables of vanadium redox flow battery.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.721-727
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• 2011

All vanadium redox-flow battery (VRFB) has been studied actively as one of the most promising electrochemical energy storage systems for a wide rage of applications such as electric vehicles, photovoltaic arrays, and excess power generated by electric power plants at night time. In this study, carbon felt electrodes were treated by electrochemical oxidation with KOH, and the cyclic voltammetry were studied in order to investigate redox reactivity of vanadium ion species with carbon felt electrodes. Besides the effect of electrochemical oxidation on the surface chemistry of carbon felt electrodes were investigated using the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). After electrochemical oxidation, XPS analysis of PAN based GF20-3 carbon felt electrode revealed on increase in the overall surface oxygen content of the carbon felts after electrochemical oxidation. Redox reaction characteristics using cyclic voltammetry (CV) were ascertained that the electrochemical treated electrode were more reversible than the untreated electrode.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.671-676
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• 2013

최근에 대용량 에너지 저장 시스템으로 레독스 흐름전지(Redox Flow Battery, RFB)가 활발히 연구 개발되고 있다. 불소계막을 대신할 저가의 탄화수소막이 RFB막으로 주목받고 있다. 본 연구에서는 Poly(arylene ether sulfone) (PAES) 막을 사용해 고가의 불소계막과 그 특성을 바나듐 레독스 흐름전지(VRB, Vanadium Redox Flow Battery)조건에서 비교하였다. 바나듐 이온투과도, 이온 교환 용량, OCV 변화, 팽윤, 충 방전 곡선, 에너지 효율 등을 측정했다. PAES 막은 Nafion 117막에 비해 바나듐 이온투과도가 낮고, 이온교환용량은 커서 Nafion 117을 사용한 RFB보다 에너지 효율이 높았다.