Patent ID: 11949134
Assignee: INVINITY ENERGY SYSTEMS (CANADA) CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 13:
14. A method for balancing the state-of-charge of the flow battery units in the redox battery array of claim 1 comprising balancing the state-of-charge of the flow battery unit strings, wherein the balancing the state-of-charge of the flow battery unit strings comprises the steps of:
using the state-of-charge measuring device, measuring the states-of-charge of the flow battery unit electrolytes in the flow battery unit in each of the at least two flow battery unit strings;
inputting the measured states-of-charge to the controller;
using the controller, determining a control signal for regulating the flow of at least one of the anolyte and the catholyte to the anodes and the cathodes in the flow battery cells in the at least one of the flow battery units in accordance with the states of charge of the flow battery unit electrolytes in the flow battery units so as to balance the state-of charge in the at least two flow battery unit strings; and
outputting the control signal to the flow regulator.