Warning
THIS DOCUMENTATION IS INCOMPLETE
Note
This kit is intended for educational and R&D use only, not for actual energy storage applications. That will happen later, check out our roadmap to see when.
Parts
- 1 24 V DC power source - Anything between 12 V and 24 V may work but the results achieved here use 24 V. Motor speeds may need calibration to match existing results
- 200 g of 3D printing feedstock
- 1 Arduino UNO R3 - or equivalent microcontroller that can output two independent 5V PWM signals and connect to PC over USB serial
- 4 barbed fittings
- 4 cm² of conductive felt
- 50 cm² of copper sheet
- 160 cm² of gasket sheet - Dimensions must be at least enough to cut out approx. four 6 cm x 8 cm rectangles, an A4 sheet is enough
- 100 cm² of grafoil
- 1 L298N motor driver
- 4 M6 nuts
- 4 M6 x 60 mm hex socket cap bolts
- 4 o-rings
- 2 peristaltic pumps
- several cm polypropylene packing tape
- A4 sheet separator sheet
- 1 meter of tubing
Tools
- 1 10 mm socket - To fit torque wrench
- 1 3-axis mill
- 1 3D printer
- 1 50 mL beaker
- 2 50 mL beakers - or drip tray/other container to hold 10 mL of water
- 1 5mm hex key
- 1 pair of chemical safety goggles
- 1 pair of nitrile gloves
- 1 PC - Must be able to flash firmware to microcontroller and connect over USB serial to microcontroller and potentiostat
- 1 potentiostat - preferably the MYSTAT
- 1 sheet of sandpaper
- 1 scale
- 1 stir bar
- 1 stir plate
- 1 torque wrench - to accept 5 mm allen key or 10 mm hex socket
- 1 utility knife
- 1 vial - min. 20 mL
- 1 vinyl cutter machine - or laser cutter or hand tools
- 1 weighing spatula
Chemicals
- 10.0 grams of 8% vinegar/acetic acid
- 10 mL of deionized water
- 3.0 grams of potassium acetate
- 6.6 grams of potassium iodide
- 2.8 grams of zinc chloride
This bill of materials can be found here (, ).
Warning
If you're starting from scratch, you need to fabricate and source everything needed for using this flow battery test cell.
If you already have all the required components and materials, you can directly prepare the power electronics, assemble the cell, assemble the jig, prepare the electrolyte, and then begin testing. After an experiment, you should clean up your setup and analyze the data you obtained.