Energy Storage

General Data
Academic program	ECAM ENGINEERING PROGRAM			:
Type d'EC	Classes
Lectures : 12h00 Tutorials : 12h00 Total duration : 72h00	Status :	Period : SEMESTER 8	Education language : English

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student is expected to be able to do the following: 1. Understand the fundamental usage and the underlying theory of energy storage technologies; • Describe the main operating principle of energy storage technologies; • Acquire basic concepts of electrochemical energy storage systems such as batteries, supercapacitors and hybrid supercapacitors; • Acquire basic concepts of mechanical storage systems (pump hydroelectric energy storage, compressed air energy storage and flywheels) and heat storage systems (sensible, latent and thermochemical ones); • Understand the design of management systems integrated with energy storage systems; • Understand the Ragone diagram in order to compare energy and power densities of energy storage systems; • Discuss novel developments in energy storage technologies; • Acquire basic concepts of power converters integrated with energy storage systems; • Acquire a rigorous scientific approach in order to use the best model of an energy storage system; • Acquire a rigorous scientific approach in order to choose the most appropriate energy storage system for a specific application.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, the student is expected to be able to do the following:
1. Understand the fundamental usage and the underlying theory of energy storage technologies;
• Describe the main operating principle of energy storage technologies;
• Acquire basic concepts of electrochemical energy storage systems such as batteries, supercapacitors and hybrid supercapacitors;
• Acquire basic concepts of mechanical storage systems (pump hydroelectric energy storage, compressed air energy storage and flywheels) and heat storage systems (sensible, latent and thermochemical ones);
• Understand the design of management systems integrated with energy storage systems;
• Understand the Ragone diagram in order to compare energy and power densities of energy storage systems;
• Discuss novel developments in energy storage technologies;
• Acquire basic concepts of power converters integrated with energy storage systems;
• Acquire a rigorous scientific approach in order to use the best model of an energy storage system;
• Acquire a rigorous scientific approach in order to choose the most appropriate energy storage system for a specific application.

Content
• Presentation of different types of energy storage systems (heat, mechanical and electrochemical); • Definition of energy and power densities; • Description of the operating principle of rechargeable batteries and their fundamental electrochemistry (lithium-ion batteries, lead-acid batteries, etc.); • Definition of the electrical characteristics present in the data sheet of each electrochemical storage system; • Description of the operating principle of conventional supercapacitors using the double layer capacitance theory; • Presentation of the chemical constitution of hybrid supercapacitors such as lithium-ion capacitors; • Description of aging mechanisms that may arise in different types of batteries and supercapacitors; • Comparison of different energy storage systems using the Ragone Diagram; • Presentation of electrical modeling methods of electrochemical energy storage systems; • Presentation of power converters used with energy storage systems; • Description of the tools integrated in management systems that aim to control energy storage systems; • Presentation of an example of a complete system integrating an energy storage system, the corresponding management system and the power converters.

Content

• Presentation of different types of energy storage systems (heat, mechanical and electrochemical);
• Definition of energy and power densities;
• Description of the operating principle of rechargeable batteries and their fundamental electrochemistry (lithium-ion batteries, lead-acid batteries, etc.);
• Definition of the electrical characteristics present in the data sheet of each electrochemical storage system;
• Description of the operating principle of conventional supercapacitors using the double layer capacitance theory;
• Presentation of the chemical constitution of hybrid supercapacitors such as lithium-ion capacitors;
• Description of aging mechanisms that may arise in different types of batteries and supercapacitors;
• Comparison of different energy storage systems using the Ragone Diagram;
• Presentation of electrical modeling methods of electrochemical energy storage systems;
• Presentation of power converters used with energy storage systems;
• Description of the tools integrated in management systems that aim to control energy storage systems;
• Presentation of an example of a complete system integrating an energy storage system, the corresponding management system and the power converters.

Pre-requisites / co-requisites
Chemistry, DC electric circuits, Material physics, Thermodynamics, Heat transfer.

Bibliography
• Rufer, A. (2018). Energy Storage: Systems and Components. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis. • Barnes, F. S. and Levine, J. G., Large Energy Storage Systems Handbook, CRC Press, 2011. • Dincer, I. and L. Rosen, Thermal energy storage: systems and applications, Wiley, 2010.

Assessment(s)
N°	Nature	Coefficient	Observable objectives
1	Analysis of the performance of systems integrating energy storage devices	60	Written exam
2	Study of a specific system integrating an energy storage system and the power converter.	40	Project