Sodium–Sulfur Batteries

Sodium–sulfur (Na–S) battery technology has high potential for energy storage and load leveling in power systems, and it is one of the most developed types of high temperature battery. Owing to outstanding energy density, high efficiency of charge/discharge, low materials cost, and cycle life of up to 15 years, Na–S batteries are attractive for their use in relatively large-scale energy storage system applications. However, there are several challenges to overcome for the safe operation of Na–S batteries, mostly related to the high operation temperatures. In this sense, the development of new solid electrolytes that possess high ionic conductivities at intermediate or room temperature is crucial. β-Alumina and NASICON structure electrolytes are revised, and new alternatives, such as ceramic/polymer composites, are also gathered. There also exists novel focus on Na–S technology in order to increase the obtained capacity and cyclability consisting of using nanostructured carbon to host sulfur or to bind it to a polymer. In addition, hybrid technologies combining Na–S with ZEBRA or oxygen rocking-chair batteries are currently arising as alternative storage devices. As Na–S technology was introduced in the mid-1970s, a number of different patents have been developed. Trends observed in the new patents are twofold: on the one hand, they aim to integrate these batteries into the electrical grid in order to compensate the fluctuations of renewable energies; on the other hand, they show battery component improvements in order to obtain lower operating temperatures. Keywords: batteries; Na–S; Li–S; β-alumina; β″-alumina

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