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Design and Demonstration of Concentration Cells for Small Scale Energy Harvesting based on Reverse Electrodialysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 July 2011

Ramin Banan Sadeghian ,
Oxana Pantchenko ,
Daniel Scott Tate ,
Javad Shabani ,
Mehrdad M. Zarandi  and
Ali Shakouri
Ramin Banan Sadeghian
Affiliation:
University of California – Santa Cruz, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, CA 95064, U.S.A.
Oxana Pantchenko
Affiliation:
University of California – Santa Cruz, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, CA 95064, U.S.A.
Daniel Scott Tate
Affiliation:
University of California – Santa Cruz, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, CA 95064, U.S.A.
Javad Shabani
Affiliation:
University of California – Santa Cruz, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, CA 95064, U.S.A.
Mehrdad M. Zarandi
Affiliation:
University of California – Santa Cruz, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, CA 95064, U.S.A.
Ali Shakouri
Affiliation:
University of California – Santa Cruz, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, CA 95064, U.S.A.
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Abstract

Experimental results are presented to demonstrate feasibility of small scale power generation using static reverse electrodialysis (RED) of CuSO4 solutions. In contrast to conventional macro scale reverse electrodialysis, the concentrated and diluate compartments were not refreshed, resulting in limited power delivery times. This is important in energy harvesting applications from limited supply of ionic concentrations. Maximum output power density of 0.17 μW·cm−2 was recorded using microfiltration membranes. The evolution of the open circuit output voltage with time is accurately modeled at various concentration ratios.

Keywords

ion-exchange materialionic conductorsimulation
Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1325: Symposium E – Energy Harvesting—Recent Advances in Materials, Devices and Applications , 2011 , mrss11-1325-e08-07
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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