Engineering Batteries 1 - Li-ion batteries

• Electrochemistry and chemistry for batteries
• Battery chemistry
• Cell designs
• Engineering and dimensioning analysis

Knowledge:

• Designs of secondary lithium ion batteries - LIB
• Electrochemistry of electrochemical cells and batteries in particular.
• Energy calculations of LIB
• Principles of most common chemistries in anodes and cathodes
• Electrolyte compositions of LIB
• Battery chemistry
• Basic LIB cell designs
• Engineering and dimensioning analysis
• LIB terminology

Skills:

• Calculate energies and efficiencies of common LIBs
• Differentiate between different energy losses in LIB and their contribution to energy efficiency in in LIBs
• Understand how cell design can be changed to design cells for power or energy applications

Competence:

• The candidates can distinguish between different cell LIB chemsitries and their use in different applications and markets.
• The candidate can estimate energy usage in different LIBs and set up simple models for operation at different C-rates and separate different heat sources and contributions to loss in energy efficiency.

14 times 45 minutes lectures.

4 mandatory exercises