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Subject
Energy Storage and Conversion
General details of the subject
- Mode
- Face-to-face degree course
- Language
- English
Description and contextualization of the subject
Overview of commercial electrochemical energy storage systems, particularities, cell components, materials requirements, future challengesTeaching staff
| Name | Institution | Category | Doctor | Teaching profile | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GANDARIAS GOIKOETXEA, IÑAKI | University of the Basque Country | Profesorado Agregado | Doctor | Bilingual | Chemical Engineering | inaki.gandarias@ehu.eus |
Competencies
| Name | Weight |
|---|---|
| Conocer las áreas de aplicación de las baterías, pilas de combustible y fotovoltaicas además de saber razonar sobre los principales desafíos científicos y tecnológicos en relación a su rendimiento, coste, durabilidad y seguridad. | 100.0 % |
Study types
| Type | Face-to-face hours | Non face-to-face hours | Total hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture-based | 30 | 45 | 75 |
| Applied classroom-based groups | 18 | 27 | 45 |
| Applied laboratory-based groups | 12 | 18 | 30 |
Training activities
| Name | Hours | Percentage of classroom teaching |
|---|---|---|
| Acquiring basic instrumental skills | 9.0 | 100 % |
| Discussion | 1.0 | 100 % |
| Drawing up reports and presentations | 50.0 | 10 % |
| Exercises | 50.0 | 10 % |
| Expositive classes | 30.0 | 100 % |
| Groupwork | 5.0 | 0 % |
| Tutorials | 5.0 | 100 % |
Assessment systems
| Name | Minimum weighting | Maximum weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Continuous evaluation | 10.0 % | 10.0 % |
| Written examination | 80.0 % | 100.0 % |
Temary
1- IntroductionElectrochemistry for energy storage devices. Basic characterization techniques applied to electrochemical energy storage devices. Cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charging and discharging, Potentiostatic Intermittent Titration Technique (PITT), Galvanostatic Intermittent Titration Technique (GITT), Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS).
2- Capacitors and electrolytic capacitors
Types of capacitors, materials, applications.
3- Supercapacitors
Materials, electrolytes, electrochemical characterization, mechanisms (electrochemical double layer, pseudocapacitance), applications.
4- Primary cells (materials and electrochemistry)
Overview of commercial systems (Zn / MnO2, Zn/Ag, Zn/Air, Li metal). Types of cells, cell components, materials requirements, redox reactions, applications.
5- Batteries (materials and electrochemistry)
Overview of commercial (Lead acid batteries and Li-ion batteries) and non-commercial systems (Beyond Li: Li-S and Na-ion). Cell components, materials requirements, redox reactions, recent developments, future challenges.
Bibliography
Basic bibliography
- Qiang Xu, Tetsuhiko Kobayashi (2015), Advanced Materials for Clean Energy, CRC Press.- David Munoz-Rojas, Xavier Moya (2017), Materials for Sustainable Energy Applications: Conversion, Storage, Transmission, and Consumption, Pan Stanford.
- David Linden, Thomas B. Reddy (2002), Handbook of batteries, McGraw-Hill.
- Francois Beguin, Elzbieta Frackowiak (2013), Supercapacitors: Materials, Systems and Applications, Wiley-VCH.
- B. E. Conway (2013), Electrochemical Supercapacitors: Scientific Fundamentals and Technological Applications, Springer Science & Business Media.