Energy Storage Fundamentals, Materials and Applications /

• Main Author: Huggins, Robert (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Energy storage.; Electrochemistry.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Energy Storage.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Renewable and Green Energy.

Explains the fundamentals of all major energy storage methods, from thermal and mechanical to electrochemical and magnetic Clarifies which methods are optimal for important current applications, including electric vehicles, off-grid power supply, and demand response for variable energy resources suc...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• General Concepts
• Thermal Energy Storage
• Reversible Chemical Reactions
• Energy Storage in Organic Fuels
• Mechanical Energy Storage
• Electromagnetic Energy Storage
• Hydrogen Storage
• Introduction to Electrochemical Energy Storage
• Principles Determining the Voltages and Capacities of Electrochemical Cells
• Binary Electrodes Under Equilibrium or Near-Equilibrium Conditions
• Ternary Electrodes Under Equilibrium or Near-Equilibrium Conditions
• Potentials
• Insertion Reaction Electrodes
• Electrode Reactions That Deviate From Complete Equilibrium
• Primary, Non-Rechargeable Batteries
• Lead-Acid Batteries
• Negative Electrodes in Other Rechargeable Aqueous Systems
• Positive Electrodes in Other Aqueous Systems
• Positive Electrodes in Lithium Systems
• Energy Storage for Medium-to-Large Scale Applications
• Storage of Energy for Vehicle Propulsion
• A Look to the Future.