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Ryukyu Electric Power Co.,Ltd.

VANASAVER New Product Data


(NEW REDOX Flow Battery)
May 2008 Ver.02
The substantially safe NEW REDOX Flow Battery

The name Redox Flow Battery comes from batteries utilizing oxidation and reduction of Vanadium element, and
we improved the existing system into a New REDOX Flow Battery “VANASAVER ” which is safer, inexpensive,
longer-lasting and higher performance electrical charging and discharging battery for the 21 st century.

The name VANASAVER is derived from a combination of Vana, an abbreviation of vanadium, and saver, which
also means life-guarding at disaster and economization of energy.

VANASAVER is full of unique function and abundant with variations from the small sized machines of 3kWh to
the mW large machines for wind farm and solar power stations. These products will be released gradually.

※Both VANASAVER(copyright) and REDOX(trademark) are already registered by Ryukyu Electric Power Co.,Ltd.
The Basic Principle of VANASAVER
VANASAVER is a storage battery system in which undiluted vanadium solution is diluted with pure water
and electric power is stored by taking advantage of changes in the atomic value of the electrolyte in the
Solution. The basic mechanism applies the principle of vanadium based Redox Flow developed by
NASA.
VASNASAVER uses homogeneous electrolytes in both negative and positive electrode. The stored
energy
volume depends on the quantity of electrolyte.
The electrolyte developed by us is safe and harmless to human body. It can be installed anywhere
because there is no risk of combustion and burn injury.
The system charges and discharges electric energy by circulating vanadium solution from both anode and
cathode tanks to the ion-exchange membrane in the battery cell.
Once electric energy is stored in the aqueous solution, it can be stored as it is for many years.
Storage of large amount of electric energy becomes possible by installing solution tank underground and battery
cell and control panel above, and connecting of pipes
Charge Discharge for solution circulation . Electric power can be secured
Bidirectional Inverter
Control Panel
by way of installation even if it is submerged.

Structure of
cell Unit

Ion Exchange Cell Unit Vanadium

Text Solution

Pump Pump

Electrolyte Tank Electrolyte tank


V5+ / V4+ V2 + / V3 +

Structure of VANASAVER
What is “VANASAVER” ?

VANASAVER, the New REDOX Flow Battery, is an epoch-making and very practical electric energy storage system
which can be combined with small solar power plants to large scale solar power station or wind-power farms,
covering of charge and discharge from minute electric energy to Mega-Watt scale large amount of electricity that
had been unable to store in conventional battery systems. Connecting it to newly-built or existing solar or wind-
power systems.
It also enables efficient utilization of electricity by accumulating minute or surplus electricity which had also been
unable to store in conventional method.

As long as there are VANASAVER and solar or wind-power systems, fully utilization of electricity becomes possible
even in the area where electricity was not previously covered. The most effective point is that by utilization of the
electricity generated by natural energy, VANASAVER contributes to the reduction of CO2 emissions.

Intellectual Property pending


Patent pending
In case of disaster or emergency For effective utilization of natural energy
Strong Points of VANASAVER

Wide Variation Can be used for storage of small to large volume electric power.
The electricity stored in VANASAVER is never naturally discharged and
Long-lasting can be preserved over long period of time.
Free Set Up Main unit and the solution tank can be separated so that VANASAVER can
be set up according to condition.
Safe Our uniquely developed aqueous solution of pure water is safe and
harmless to human, animals and plants.
Simple A simple structure and easy maintenance.

Needless to mention commercial electricity, capability of being combined


Versatility with any kinds of electricity generated by natural energy.
Mniaturization
Mniaturization A small-sized storage system which is capable of storing large amount of electricity.
(In case of a large-sized VANASAVER, electrolyte is separated. )
Advantageous in cost versus effectiveness owing to lower price.
Low-priced
(VANASAVER is about one half the price of other type of same volume battery. )

Ecological When abolish, material of most of the components can be recycled.

Clean In case it is damaged at the worst and aqueous solution leak out, there is no
fear of danger and soil pollution.

Earth Protection Very effective as a countermeasure against global warming.

Economize Electricity Capability of reducing the electric rate by using inexpensive electric power at night time.

Others There are various other advantages.


Comparison of Battery
VANASAVER (New Redox Flow Battery) NaS Battery Lead Storage Battery
Power Rate (Min.-Max) 3 kW-10MW or more
Reactants Anode: Pentavalent Vanadium ion
® 200kW~10MW以上
Anode: Sulfur
10kW~400kW
Anode: Lead Dioxide
Cathode: Bivalent vanadium ion Cathode: Sodium Cathode: Lead
Electrolyte Diluted solution of Dilute Sulfuric Acid Beta-alumina Dilute Sulfuric Acid
with Pure Water
Auxiliaries Electrolyte Circulating Pump Heater None
Maintenance Maintenance Free Resetting of Residual Power Equalized Charge per Week
by Full Charge
Operating Temperature Ordinary Temperature 300-350℃ Ordinary Temperature
High output Operation Up to Tripled Up to tripled Up to tripled
Activation Time After Instant (Nonstop Function OP) Several Days Instant
Long Suspension
Energy Density Ratio 1 2.5 1.33
Cost (JPY/kW) *1 200,000 or more 760,000 530,000
Cost (JPY/kWh) *1 25,000- 106,000 66,000
Storage Efficiency *2 75% or more 75% 75-77%
Lifetime *2 30 years (electrolyte) 15 years 10 years
Residual Power Detection Cell Detection & Meter indicator Ah Integrator Battery Voltage
Construction Period 1 Day(S30) /1Week-2Months 3 Months 2 Months
Reliability *1 OK OK OK
Security Measures *1 OK OK OK
Legal Procedures *1 In Inquiry Fire Department Law Notification to Fire Department
Building Standards Law
Special Affairs Input / Output of the battery The maintenance of
and charging capacity can temperature at high-
be separately designed. temperature range is required

※ 1 According to the research on possible introduction of Wind Energy Plants with Electricity Storage Technologies by NED,
Feb.2002, and Ryukyu Electric Power Co.,Ltd. Equipment specification.
※ 2 The case of common electric-load leveling

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