Electrochemical energy storage (EcES) systems are technologically mature for practical use. The electricity is stored as chemical energy, which can be delivered in the form of electrical energy using electrochemical reactions. They include all types of battery energy storage (BES): (i) conventional secondary (rechargeable) BES such as lead -acid (PbA), nickel cadmium (NiCd), nickel metal hydrate (NiMI-1), lithium ion (Li -ion), metal air (Me -air), sodium sulphur (NaS) and sodium nickel chloride (NaNiC1) batteries and (ii) flow batteries (FBs) such as vanadium redox (VR) and hybrid FBs.

Chapter Contents:

• 10.1 Conventional secondary BES technologies
• 10.1.1 PbA batteries
• 10.1.2 Nickel-based batteries
• 10.1.3 Li-ion batteries
• 10.1.4 Me-air batteries
• 10.1.5 NaS batteries
• 10.1.6 NaNiCl batteries
• 10.2 Flow batteries
• 10.2.1 Redox flow batteries
• 10.2.2 Hybrid flow batteries
• 10.3 Battery modelling
• 10.4 Comparison of BES technologies
• 10.4.1 Technical comparison
• 10.4.2 Economical comparison
• References

Inspec keywords: energy storage; secondary cells

Other keywords: sodium sulphur batteries; sodium nickel chloride batteries; flow batteries; battery energy storage; electrochemical energy storage systems; metal air batteries; nickel metal hydrate batteries; electrical energy; chemical energy; lithium ion batteries; lead -acid batteries; electrochemical reactions; nickel cadmium batteries

Subjects: Secondary cells; Other energy storage