FLOW-ABLE BATTERY WITH CHARGING AND DISCHARGING SYSTEM

摘要

A system for energy storage and transfer comprises a low friction non-conductive fluid, rechargeable electrical energy carriers suspended in the non-conductive fluid, and a means for transferring, via pressure, rechargeable electrical energy carriers suspended in non-conductive fluid from a storage container through an electrical energy transfer system. Each electrical energy carrier lacks sharp edges and has a diameter under ten centimeters and an external surface including an orientation feature, a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a sealed housing between the electrodes. The electrical energy carrier suspension is transferred using non-conductive pipes between the storage container and the electrical energy transfer system, a pressure source, and an alignment mechanism that interacts with orientation features of the electrical energy carriers to align them into a single layer with matching orientation as they pass through a channel with conductive plates on opposite sides and make electrical contact with the conductive plates.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a plurality of electrical energy carriers each having a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a housing sealed to liquid, and at least one orientation feature, wherein the orientation features of the electrical energy carriers are configured to assist alignment of the electrical energy carriers into a single layer with matching orientation of each positive electrode, a first container for holding the electrical energy carriers in non-conductive fluid, wherein the non-conductive fluid assists in maintaining electrical isolation between the electrical energy carriers, a second container for holding discharged electrical energy carriers in non-conductive fluid, and at least one channel having discharge plates disposed on opposite sides of the channel so as to allow the single layer to pass from the first container, between the discharge plates and into the second container impelled by pressure.