Course detail
Materials and Technologies for Energy Storage
FCH-BC_MTUEAcad. year: 2024/2025
Overview of energy storage, thermal and electrical storage. Thermal energy storage. Electricity storage based on physical principles – flywheels, PVE, CAES, SMES. Electrochemical energy storage, basic concepts of electrochemistry and electrochemical sources. Lead-acid batteries, alkaline batteries, lithium batteries. Batteries for special applications. Supercapacitors. Fuel cells.
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Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
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Entry knowledge
The student should have the basics of physics, electrochemistry and the measurement of physical quantities.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Semester project – 15 %
Laboratory exercises – 15 %
Final oral exam – 70%
Aims
The aim of the course is to provide basic information about different types of electrical and thermal energy storage and the possibilities of their use.
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Basic literature
Recommended reading
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme BPCP_MPMU Bachelor's 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
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Lecture
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Syllabus
1. Introductory lecture, overview of electricity storage
2. Thermal energy storage
3. Thermal energy storage
4. Electrical energy storage based on physical principles – flywheels, PVE, CAES, SMES
5. Basic concepts of electrochemistry and electrochemical energy sources
6. Lead-acid batteries, basic principles, classification of structures
7. Alkaline accumulators, basic principles, classification of structures
8. Lithium accumulators, basic principles
9. Lithium batteries – safety
10. Fuel cells – overview, construction, characteristics
11. Flow batteries, supercapacitors, accumulators for special applications.
12. Application of accumulators in independent sources of electrical energy
13. Review