On the Behaviour of Sea-Salt Batteries

Master thesis (2022)

Authors

D.S.J. Kouwenberg Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Contributors

L.M. Ramirez Elizondo DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage - EEMCS (mentor)
J.J. Alpizar Castillo DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage - EEMCS (mentor)
P. Bauer DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage - EEMCS (coach)
A.H.M. Smets Photovoltaic Materials and Devices - EEMCS (coach)
Arno H.M. Smets Photovoltaic Materials and Devices - EEMCS (coach)
Faculty
Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
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Published Date

28-11-2022

Language

English

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Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Abstract

To enable affordable and environmentally friendly eletrical energy storage, a battery was designed using sea-water as electrolyte. The performance of this battery was tested through repeated cycling under a variety of circumstances. The Coulombic and energetic efficiency were around 80% and 68% respectively. The battery saw a strong drop in performance after ~60 cycles. This was corroborated with results gained from four separate cells. Efforts to model the battery were limited by the accuracy of the utilized model itself.

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