Syllabus

Basic concepts, Primary and Secondary cells, Materials for batteries, supercapacitors and fuel cells, Electrochemical energy storage systems, Design, fabrication, operation and Evaluation; Safety and tolerance

Detailed version

Basic concepts: Reversible cells and irreversible cell reactions, Parameters for  characterizing batteries

Batteries: Primary and Secondary cells, Chemistry and materials used for various components

(electrodes, electrolytes, separator and binders) of different types of batteries: Leclanche/Dry/Alkaline cell, Silver cell, Mercury cell, Lead-acid battery: safety and design; Edison Cell, Ni-Cd battery, Ni Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) battery, Ni-Hydrogen battery, Sodium-Sulfur battery, Lithium-ion/Lithium-polymer/ Li-S battery, Metal-air batteries and its applications

Performance & Manufacturing of batteries: Charge-Discharge characteristics, Energy/power density, overcharging, Mechanics of battery cells and materials, Manufacturing of batteries. Battery safety and Abuse tolerance, Coupling with other energy storage devices.

Super/ultracapacitors: Fundamentals of Electrochemical Supercapacitors, Electrode and electrolyte interfaces and their capacitances, Charge-Discharge characteristics, Energy/power density, Design, Fabrication, operation and evaluation, Thermal management; Supercapacitor stack manufacturing and construction, Coupling with batteries and fuel cells; Applications

Fuel cells: Overview of key fuel cell technologies- various types of fuel cells, materials for electrodes, electrolytes and other components, working  mechanisms, hydrogen generation and storage; limitations, recent progress in fuel cells.