Patent ID: 9614245
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: H01M,Y02B,Y02E

Claim:
1. A flow battery comprising: a positive electrode; a positive electrode electrolyte including water and a first redox couple, the positive electrode electrolyte flowing over and contacting the positive electrode, the first redox couple including a first organic compound, the first organic compound including a first moiety having formula 1 in conjugation with a second moiety having formula 2 and a reduction product of the first organic compound, the first organic compound being reduced during discharge: wherein: a negative electrode; a negative electrode electrolyte including water and a second redox couple, the negative electrode electrolyte flowing over and contacting the negative electrode, the second redox couple including a second organic compound having formula 8 or 9: wherein R a polymer electrolyte membrane interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode.