Automotive Engineering - April 2018 - Intro
Scalable, durable, and safe enough for EV infrastructure. Visualization of the concentration of V3+ and VO2+ ions (top), V2+ and VO2+ ions (middle), and electrolyte potential (bottom) in a vanadium redox flow battery. When developing rechargeable batteries for electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, vanadium is a stronger contender than lithium. Advantages include scalability, longer and more consistent operation lifetimes, and safety. But vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) do bring shortcomings of their own. Engineers looking to improve EV charging infrastructure often start by optimizing VRFB designs. The COMSOL Multiphysics® software is used for simulating designs, devices, and processes in all fields of engineering, manufacturing, and scientific research. See how you can apply it to modeling vanadium redox flow batteries. comsol.blog/VRFB Free Info at http://info.hotims.com/69505-638