An operating method of a redox flow battery system that can provide a
stabilized output to a system from a redox flow battery system annexed to
a wind power generator, to produce an improved battery efficiency. The
redox flow battery system comprises the wind power generator 10, a redox
flow battery 30 annexed to the wind power generator, and an AC/DC
converter 40 connected to the redox flow battery. In the operating
method, an output of the wind power generator within a certain period of
time in the past is subjected to a first averaging process; a present
output value of the wind power generator is subtracted from the resulting
value of the first averaging process, from which an input/output command
value to the AC/DC converter 40 is determined; the input/output command
value is subjected to a variation computing process to find variation
without any consideration of a sign of the input/output command value;
the resulting value obtained by the variation computing process is
further subjected to a second averaging process, and an output command
value for a pump P to circulate electrolytic solution of the redox flow
battery is determined based on the result of the second averaging
process.