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Servo-controlled Hot and Cold Press for Flow Battery Cycling

This cyclic servo hot and cold press is engineered for accurate lamination and seal curing of flow battery stacks. Featuring three integrated core modules—servo precision pressure control, a high-temperature curing system, and a rapid cooling system—the press performs the full cycle of “heat pressing for curing → pressure‑holding cooling for setting” either on a single station or via automatic station switching. It effectively resolves problems of uneven contact resistance and electrolyte leakage inside the stack.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Core Advantages & Features


1. Full Closed-Loop Servo Pressure Control

●Replaces traditional hydraulic proportional valves with servo motor drive + high-precision ball screw.

●Pressure control accuracy up to ±1% F.S. (full scale); displacement repeatability positioning accuracy ±0.01 mm.

●Solves leakage issues caused by uneven pressure distribution in large-area flow battery stacks (e.g., 1 MW-class stacks).


2. Integrated Hot & Cold Cycling in One Machine

●Hot pressing stage: Equipped with thermal oil or electrically heated platens, temperature range from room temperature to 200°C, controllable for curing sealants around the stack (e.g., fluororubber, EPDM adhesives).

●Cold pressing stage: Integrated water cooling or compressor refrigeration with adjustable cooling rate, enabling rapid setting of heat-cured components and preventing spring-back.

●Cycle logic: Supports fully automatic programs: hot pre‑pressing → hot curing → automatic transfer to cold pressing → pressure‑holding cooling.


3. Large-Area Uniform Temperature Control

●Platen surface temperature uniformity ≤ ±2°C (for plates sized 1–2 m²).

●Zoned temperature control design adapts to flow battery electrode frames of different widths.


4. Process Data Traceability

●Equipped with industrial-grade HMI and PLC, providing real-time recording and export of pressure–time, temperature–time, and displacement–time curves.

●Supports MES system integration, meeting quality traceability requirements for cell and stack manufacturing.


5. High-Rigidity Anti-Deflection Structure

Machine frame constructed from integral steel plates or large castings, optimized via finite element analysis (FEA), ensuring minimal deformation under hundreds of tons of force – protecting fragile graphite bipolar plates or carbon felt electrodes.



Process Applications


1. Sealant Curing

Heat curing of adhesive injected between the electrode frame and membrane in flow batteries.


2. Stack Assembly

Low-pressure lamination of stacked bipolar plates, electrode frames, carbon felt, and ion exchange membranes.


3. Hot-Melt Bonding

Welding and setting of thermoplastic frame materials.


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