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.

 

 

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

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.

 

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

CENEK, Miroslav. Akumulátory od principu k praxi. Praha: FCC Public, 2003. ISBN 80-86534-03-0 (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPCP_MPMU Bachelor's 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

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