Benefits of the new Vanadium Redox Battery

The Vanadium Redox battery is also called VRB battery in short. The newly invented battery goes a long way in stabilizing the distribution of energy in renewable systems. The battery can store power and then provide it to the energy grid. Today the most important concern for anyone going for renewable sources of power include storage of the generated electricity for later use or when the demand is the highest. Though solar power is collected during the day it can be stored so that it can be used during night tine as well.

There are other methods of storing electricity such as hydroelectricity created from water and then the water is pumped back hill into reservoirs during peak periods. Another method is by using compressed air. However building a large hydroelectric facility is not possible in every part of the country. Hence batteries that can be used to store energy will be in the forefront and they are going to be the most cost effective development as of today.

Today there are batteries made from vanadium. This element was discovered in the 19th century and it was named after Vanadis, the goddess of youth. The element was first used in a project of NASA and flow batteries. The flow battery works by a simple methodology when the liquid electrolytes are pumped to the cell stack from the external pumps. Every cell stack has a different form of vanadium acid. The ions get exchanged through the discharge and charge cycle after moving through the hydrogen ion polymer membrane.

If you out it in simple terms then we can say that the flow battery consists of inner cell and outer tanks. The flow of sulfuric acid and vanadium goes in the cell and interacts with the components in the battery. Hence the ions switch from positive to negative and negative to positive. Energy is produced in this way and stored until it is needed in peak time.