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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2017
Basf SE, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DE;
Peter Heidebrecht, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Domnik Bayer, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Wolfgang Jabczynski, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Jesus Enrique Zerpa Unda, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Anna Katharina Duerr, Ludwigshafen, DE;
BASF SE, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DE;
Abstract
Provided herein is an apparatus for storing electric energy including at least one electrochemical cell having an anode space and a cathode space that are separated by a solid electrolyte, a first store for anode material that is connected to the anode space, and a second store for cathode material that is connected to the cathode space. The cathode space is also connected to a third store. The second and third stores are connected to one another by means of a gas conduit that opens into the upper region of the second and third stores. A conveying apparatus for gas having a reversible conveying direction is accommodated in the gas conduit. Further provided herein is a method of operating the apparatus.