Patent ID: 11942669
Assignee: LARGO CLEAN ENERGY CORP.
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC H  C  Y | IPC C  H

Claim 0:
1. A method of commissioning a redox flow battery having a positive side and a negative side, the method comprising:
providing an electrolyte solution having an initial valence and at least four available oxidation states comprising a set of higher oxidation states and a set of lower oxidation states;
reducing the electrolyte solution to a valence below the initial valence to make a reduced electrolyte solution having a valence within the set of lower oxidation states;
oxidizing a first portion of the reduced electrolyte solution to make a positive-side electrolyte solution having a valence within the set of higher oxidation states;
providing, for the commissioning, the positive-side electrolyte solution for the positive side of the redox flow battery; and
providing, for the negative side of the redox flow battery for the commissioning, a second portion of the reduced electrolyte solution as a negative-side electrolyte solution having a valence within the set of lower oxidation states.