A redox flow battery includes: a negative electrode; a positive electrode; a first liquid which is in contact with the negative electrode, and which contains a first nonaqueous solvent, a first redox species, and metal ions; a second liquid which is in contact with the positive electrode, and which contains a second nonaqueous solvent, a second redox species, and metal ions; and a metal ion-conducting membrane disposed between the first liquid and the second liquid. The metal ion-conducting membrane contains an organic polymer containing a plurality of hydroxy groups. The organic polymer contains a group formed by substituting at least a portion of the hydroxy groups with a metal sulfonate.

The present disclosure provides an electrolyte system for an electrochemical cell that cycles lithium ions. The electrolyte system may include an aliphatic fluorinated disulfonimide lithium salt in a mixture of organic solvents. The mixture of organic solvents may include a first solvent and a second solvent. The first solvent may include an ether solvent, a carbonate solvent, or a mixture of ether and carbonate solvents. The second solvent may include a fluorinated ether. A molar ratio of the aliphatic fluorinated disulfonimide lithium salt to the first solvent may be greater than or equal to about 1:1.2 to less than or equal to about 1:2. A molar ratio of the first solvent to the second solvent may be greater than or equal to about 1:1 to less than or equal to about 1:4.

An embodiment of the present application provides an electrode assembly, a battery cell, a battery, and an electrode assembly manufacturing method and device, which belong to the technical field of batteries. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate, the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate being wound in a winding direction and forming a winding structure. The positive electrode plate comprises a plurality of first active substance layer regions and at least one first inactive substance layer region; and in an axial direction of the winding structure, the first inactive substance layer region is located between two adjacent first active substance layer regions, wherein, the first inactive substance layer region is provided with a first guide flow through hole, and the first guide flow through hole is configured to penetrate both sides in a thickness direction of the positive electrode plate.

The present invention relates to a flow battery system. The system comprises a first and second electrode comprising a lattice structure and at least one electrolyte supply configured to provide flow electrolyte through at least one of the first and second electrodes. A power circuit is operatively connected to the first and second electrodes to provide electrical power from the system.

This invention provides systems and methods for treating electrodes used in batteries and electrochemical cells upon battery/cell shutdown and prior to battery standby mode. Systems and methods of this invention are directed toward the use of aerosol to treat the electrode and to protect the electrode and/or the environment from undesired reactions.

Provided herein are intermediate frame systems and methods, comprising one or more arrays of channels on upper and/or lower edges of the intermediate frame wherein the channels are configured to provide a spatially uniform flow of electrolyte through the plane of the intermediate frame.

A method for production of a magnesium battery with low impedance is provided. A cell is constructed comprising an uncoated current collector anode, an electrolyte system comprising a non-aqueous solvent and a magnesium salt soluble in the non-aqueous solvent, and a cathode. The cell is charged to electrodeposit magnesium metal unto the uncoated current collector to obtain an anode having magnesium metal as the active material. Also provided are rechargeable magnesium batteries obtained by the method.

A method for manufacturing a lithium ion secondary battery, the lithium ion secondary battery including a positive electrode and a negative electrode disposed with a separator sandwiched therebetween and contained together with an electrolytic solution in an outer case including a flexible film, wherein the quantity of dissolved nitrogen in the electrolytic solution in injecting the electrolytic solution into the outer case is 100 μg/mL or less.

An apparatus for controlling batteries includes a first current sensor configured to sense a first current flowing from a first battery to an output unit, a first current limiter configured to use a sensing result of the first current sensor to limit an increase of the first current when the first current exceeds a reference current, and a second current activator configured to draw a second current of a second battery to the output unit based on the limiting of the first current limiter.

An assembled battery includes a plurality of air cells arranged in a horizontal direction and a plurality of connection flow paths. Each air cell includes a storage portion between a positive electrode and a metal negative electrode to store an electrolysis solution. The storage portions of the respective adjacent air cells communicate with each other by the respective connection flow paths. An insulation fluid for electrically insulating the electrolysis solution in the respective adjacent air cells is sealed in the respective connection flow paths.