研發(fā)新電池助極端低溫天氣下穩(wěn)定供電
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2022-06-23 15:23:31
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<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxcncy2s8Q4K42w80yduv3orAg" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="p">去年二月,冬季風(fēng)暴席卷美國,位于德克薩斯州的達(dá)拉斯氣溫驟降至攝氏負(fù)17度,造成當(dāng)?shù)卮笠?guī)模停電,最高峰時(shí)近一千萬名德州居民受影響。 事實(shí)上,因寒冷天氣而停電限電的情況也常見于中國北方等寒冷地區(qū)。 供電不穩(wěn)除了歸因于低溫天氣外,太陽能、風(fēng)能這些在晴天或有風(fēng)才能發(fā)電的再生能源由于很難儲(chǔ)存,一旦遇上極端天氣,便嚴(yán)重影響供電。</span></div>
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<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxcnmwoUqIKS2UM0EI6ZJw4IXj" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="p">為此,香港中文大學(xué)(中大)機(jī)械與自動(dòng)化工程學(xué)系副教授<strong>盧怡君教授</strong>及其團(tuán)隊(duì)成功研發(fā)一種新型活性電解液,有助極端低溫天氣下安全、高效率地儲(chǔ)電,為全球各地社區(qū)帶來穩(wěn)定供電,提高他們的生活質(zhì)素。</span></div>
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<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxcny0wO8IIMgIUCgDdNXBtv7d" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="p">盧教授表示:「得克薩斯州之前遭遇巨大暴風(fēng)雪,在寒冷天氣下,當(dāng)?shù)靥柲芎惋L(fēng)力裝置無法如常運(yùn)作,電網(wǎng)供電大受影響。 要解決問題,可行方法之一是預(yù)先儲(chǔ)電作應(yīng)急之用,但現(xiàn)有的電池技術(shù)難以做到。 所以,我們決定去找一種能解決這難題的新材料?!?lt;/span></div>
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<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxcnU8KgIOSykgKq4ZH9G3mgrh" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="p">「再生能源是很好的概念,但太陽能和風(fēng)能這些綠色能源只能間歇性地產(chǎn)電,如將它們連接至電網(wǎng)或電動(dòng)汽車,未必可穩(wěn)定供電,我們必須想辦法將再生能源儲(chǔ)起來?!?她續(xù)說。</span></div>
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<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxcnIuEioyMU80g8WEPj7jUK4c" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="p">現(xiàn)時(shí),再生能源主要利用鋰離子電池儲(chǔ)存電力,但這種電池易燃,如發(fā)生災(zāi)難性故障,可能會(huì)造成火災(zāi)。 而液流電池相對較安全,將電解液儲(chǔ)存在外部儲(chǔ)罐內(nèi),通過泵和管道將電解液送到電池內(nèi)部進(jìn)行發(fā)電。 但問題是電解液需要恒溫環(huán)境,于冰點(diǎn)以下會(huì)凍結(jié)。 要令它運(yùn)作起來,需要耗能加熱,成本相對較昂貴。</span></div>
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<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxcnAQSmeaaCqm0iqkX74ztnRc" style="text-align: left;"><span class="h6">新型HPOM液流電池在低溫環(huán)境下應(yīng)用的設(shè)計(jì)原則,其電解液的特性包括(1)快速的多電子反應(yīng); (2)凝固點(diǎn)低至攝氏負(fù)35度; (3)高離子電導(dǎo)率及(4)高溶解度。</span></div>
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<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxcnqS8GAG0Gouuqyiq6R1NSYb" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="p">「我們在想,如能找到一種本身能在低溫甚至零度以下運(yùn)作的物料改良電解液,即使在極度寒冷地區(qū),電池亦毋須加熱就能儲(chǔ)電?!?最終,盧教授的團(tuán)隊(duì)成功找到一種嶄新活性物質(zhì)多電子雜多酸 H(6)P(2)W(18)O(62)」(HPOM)作為藥引。 HPOM原本只是應(yīng)用于催化和儲(chǔ)存能量的材料,但團(tuán)隊(duì)發(fā)掘了它在低溫下發(fā)電的獨(dú)特潛能,并用之研發(fā)出一款新型活性電解液,能在低至攝氏負(fù)20度環(huán)境中仍不凍結(jié)。 這種新型HPOM液流電池高效能、高壽命,其高功率密度達(dá)282.4 mW cm(-2),在攝氏負(fù)20度仍能穩(wěn)定運(yùn)作超過800個(gè)生命周期(逾1,200小時(shí))而不衰減。</span></div>
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<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxcnuwMacQOqeEkqyUx09sgmHd" style="text-align: center;"><span class="h6">新型HPOM液流電池分別在攝氏25度(左)及冷凍柜內(nèi)負(fù)20度(右)的原型制成品。 旁邊的水(H2O)展示作參考用途。</span></div>
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<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxcnO4Ky44qEy2oY2dQc1fIjtf" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="p">為何新型活性電解液不易凍結(jié)? 盧教授說:「這要回歸到化學(xué)的基本問題。 如果想阻止某些東西凍結(jié),其一方法是改變水分子的連接。 當(dāng)水變成冰時(shí),水分子會(huì)互相以氫鍵連接,如能破壞氫鍵,就能防止凍結(jié)。 HPOM本身可儲(chǔ)電,而且可以與水形成氫鍵和防止水積聚,以降低冰點(diǎn),令電解液不易凍結(jié)。」</span></div>
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<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxcn2m8iqwWmGqo4IxBmCDJaAh" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="p">在新技術(shù)幫助下,我們可以減少耗能去加熱電解液,甚至大多數(shù)情況下,毋須特別加熱處理?!?盧教授表示,HPOM更有潛力實(shí)現(xiàn)以往一些不可能任務(wù),例如用于缺乏足夠空間設(shè)置加熱系統(tǒng),但需要電池發(fā)電的地下電氣裝置。</span></div>
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<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxcnUAqYY2SkQaSkgvNUiLmX8d" style="text-align: center;"><span class="h6">第一作者博士生艾飛展示新型HPOM液流電池在攝氏25度的原型制作品。</span></div>
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<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxcnCY0Ww2Cgm08oagTC09Apcf" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="p">這項(xiàng)嶄新研發(fā)成果已刊登于著名國際學(xué)術(shù)期刊《Nature Energy》,更獲得科學(xué)界和能源行業(yè)的積極回應(yīng)。 盧教授說:「學(xué)術(shù)界對于我們能從現(xiàn)有材料中發(fā)現(xiàn)新的特性嘖嘖稱奇,更有業(yè)界友好問我何時(shí)會(huì)大批量生產(chǎn)這款電解液。 在中國北方的嚴(yán)寒地區(qū),電動(dòng)車因低溫天氣而無法正常運(yùn)作或只能開短程,電池的儲(chǔ)存量亦會(huì)急速下降,所以業(yè)界得知這項(xiàng)新技術(shù)時(shí),他們都很興奮,希望它可以幫助當(dāng)?shù)鼐用??!?lt;/span></div>
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<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxcnsamQykQWIsy4mAnO3tr2qc" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="p">然而,要將技術(shù)商品化,需要循序漸進(jìn)。 盧教授預(yù)計(jì)兩年內(nèi)進(jìn)行大規(guī)模的原型制作示范,四年后將技術(shù)商品化,并說:「我們要證明這項(xiàng)技術(shù)適合商品化,就要成功應(yīng)用在千瓦級功率的原型?!?lt;/span></div>
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