Abstract
This paper presents a real-time (RT) model of a 20 kW multi-stack vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) system including power electronics converters in a single real-time framework. Implemented on a Typhoon HIL 604 device, this model is designed to simulate the operation of the flow battery with system-level controls. To provide a realistic overview of a VRFB system, the model incorporates a closed-loop control system for managing the speeds of two centrifugal pumps and an electro-thermal model of the battery stacks, enabling realtime temperature estimation. Furthermore, a two-stage power electronics topology and associated control solution are presented, operating with distinct strategies for interfacing the battery model with the main grid and a local load. Results from simulations demonstrate that the VRFB model is well suited for RT environment, and system can manage power during both charging and discharging cycles, while a SCADA monitor is used to display critical variables for safe, efficient, and reliable operation of the VRFB systems.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2025 IEEE Energy Conversion Conference Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2025 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9798331541309 |
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| State | Published - 2025 |
| Event | 17th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Conference Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2025 - Philadelphia, United States Duration: Oct 19 2025 → Oct 23 2025 |
Publication series
| Name | 2025 IEEE Energy Conversion Conference Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2025 |
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Conference
| Conference | 17th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Conference Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2025 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Period | 10/19/25 → 10/23/25 |
Funding
This manuscript has been authored by UT-Battelle, LLC, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Electricity. The US government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the US government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for US government purposes. DOE will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan (https://www.energy.gov/doe-public-access-plan).
Keywords
- Flow battery
- power electronics
- real-time simulation
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