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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2016
Applicant:
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka-shi, JP;
Inventors:
Kei Hanafusa, Osaka, JP;
Kenichi Ito, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Kanno, Osaka, JP;
Souichirou Okumura, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka-shi, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/36 (2006.01); H01M 4/66 (2006.01); H01M 8/18 (2006.01); H01M 4/96 (2006.01); H01M 4/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/663 (2013.01); H01M 4/368 (2013.01); H01M 4/667 (2013.01); H01M 4/70 (2013.01); H01M 4/96 (2013.01); H01M 8/188 (2013.01); Y02E 60/528 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrode for redox flow battery is disposed opposite a membrane of a redox flow battery. The electrode includes a fiber assembly including a plurality of carbon fibers. The fiber assembly includes soft carbon fibers with a Young's modulus of 200 GPa or less. An average carbon fiber diameter of the soft carbon fibers is preferably 20 μm or less.