Redox Flow Battery (IMAGE)

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Redox Flow Battery

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This is a diagram of a redox flow battery. An energy source, in this case a solar panel, provides the energy to the central cell to charge the battery. The charge is held in tanks of electrolytes that are pumped back into the cell to discharge the battery.

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Sharmila Samaroo/University of Michigan.

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Credit Sharmila Samaroo/University of Michigan.

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