Efficient material improvement and passivation research of Fe-air battery that potential for electric vehicles

Wenbin Qi, K. W. Eric Cheng

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Abstract

Electric vehicles which used electric energy as its power source has been popular because traditional vehicles burning fossil fuels are not environmentally friendly. It is necessary to develop electric energy which is clean, low-cost and high efficiency. Fe-air battery was a good choice as alternative power source because of high-energy density, abundance, and safety. However, some problems, such as electrode efficiency, self-discharge and passivation in alkaline solution have limited its application, catalytic efficiency was also enough of challenge. Here we study and improved the Fe-air battery including iron electrode, electrolyte and cathode, learned major factor increase the battery efficiency and decrease some battery problems. Further, we tried to study the relationship between corrosion potential, passivation and anode reaction, explore why passivation occurs and passivation preventive measures.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIET Conference Publications
PublisherInstitution of Engineering and Technology
EditionCP757
ISBN (Print)9781785617911, 9781839530043
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2018
Event11th IET International Conference on Advances in Power System Control, Operation and Management, APSCOM 2018 - Hong Kong, China
Duration: 11 Nov 201815 Nov 2018

Publication series

NameIET Conference Publications
NumberCP757
Volume2018

Conference

Conference11th IET International Conference on Advances in Power System Control, Operation and Management, APSCOM 2018
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHong Kong
Period11/11/1815/11/18

Keywords

  • Corrosion potential
  • Electric vehicles
  • Fe-air battery
  • Material improvement
  • Passivation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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