Energy Storage – Page 24 – TechConnect Briefs

AC Conductivity, Dielectric and Electric Modulus Studies of Nanocrystalline LiCoO2 Particles

Nageswara Rao B., Venkateswarlu M., Satyanarayana N., Pondicherry University, IN

Nanocrystalline LiCoO2 particles were successfully synthesized using acryl amide assisted polymeric citrate process.The formation of phase pure LiCoO2 was confirmed from XRD results. FTIR results confirmed the formation LiCoO2 structure. SEM results showed the formation [...]

Carbon Combustion Synthesis of Lithium Cobaltate

Hobosyan M., Mamyrbaeva Y., Martirosyan K.S., University of Texas at Brownsville, US

We recently developed a novel process Carbon Combustion Synthesis of Oxides (CCSO) to rapidly produce high purity, submicron, porous powders of complex oxides. The crystalline LiCoO2 nanoparticles were synthesized by carbon combustion synthesis, and characterized [...]

Rechargeable Lithium-ion Batteries For Wireless Smart Designs

Mourzagh D., Daniel L., Chami M., Rouault H., Fusalba F., CEA, FR

Wireless communication is today considered as a disruptive technology. Indeed, even if wired systems can easily achieve 100% of reliability, it induces high amount of wiring, which has non negligible impact on the mass and [...]

Magnesium Ion Conducting Polymer Electrolytes: Potential Alternate as Non-lithium Electrolytes for All-Solid-State Battery Applications

Agrawal R.C., Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, IN

Majority of the portable batteries used today in mobile applications are based on Li+- ion polymer electrolytes and Li-metal electrodes. Li+- salts/Li- metal encounter many serious inherent limitations viz. very reactive, difficult to handle in [...]

Synthesis and characterization of Al-Al2O3/PVDF core-shell nanodieletrics for energy storage

Badi N., Mekala R., University of Houston, US

Extensive interest is being invested into the research of polymer based nanodielectric films. Such a material provides a more practical energy storage solution primarily for embedded capacitors and can be extended for discrete capacitor devices. [...]

Energy Storage, Novel Generation & Grid

High Energy Density Supercapacitor Based on a Hybrid Carbon Nanotube – Reduced Graphite Oxide Architecture

Bekyarova E., Ramesh P., Jha N., Itkis M.E., Haddon R.C., Carbon Solutions Inc, US

We report a high energy supercapacitor device that utilizes hybrid carbon electrodes and the ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (BMIMBF¬4) as an electrolyte. The hybrid electrodes were prepared from reduced graphite oxide (rGO) and purified single [...]

Save Hawai‘i…Save the Planet

Barlow J., Power Alternative, US

Petrochemicals are quintessential ingredient in most all products, technologies, and conveniences of modern lifestyle, so it is imperative that we eliminate abusing it to fuel modes of progress, and transports. Power Alternative is scientific R&D [...]

Challenges in Thermal Energy Storage for Solar Power Plants

Wibbenmeyer L., Smith T., Craig J., Abener / Abengoa, US

The need for renewable and sustainable energy is clear. Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) is one means of power generation that is becoming economically viable to meet those needs. CSP however, does have limitations due to [...]

BioGenerator – a Novel Bio-Technology for the Conversion of Hydrogen to Electricity

Karamanev D., University of Western Ontario, CA

One of the promising applications of the H2-to-electricity converters is in the field of power smoothing and storage. The technologies currently considered for smoothing and storage have certain problems. The use of hydrogen as a [...]