This course provides the students with an introduction to the concepts and scientific principles of energy storage systems, and provides a broad understanding of the operation of such systems. The course expands across multidisciplinary concepts of thermodynamics, heat transfer and circuit theory. Techniques and methods of assessing the efficiency and design of energy storage systems are introduced. Both utility-scale and small-scale energy storage are discussed and compared in terms of addressing the intermittency of renewable energy components of modern electricity networks. Topics covered include electrical, chemical, thermal, mechanical, electrochemical, thermochemical, and thermomechanical energy storage systems as well as grid integration issues. A broad range of systems are introduced, discussed, and compared such as capacitive and super-capacitive systems, superconductive magnetic energy storage systems (SMES), hydrogen fuel cell and electrolyzer, compressed air (CAES), flywheel (FES), pumped hydro (PHS), heat pump, flow batteries, lead acid, lithium ion, etc. Moreover, the course covers topics such as technology demand and costs and advanced energy storage concepts.
- Teacher: Kifah Jawadi