English

Every spring semester

The course aims to provide the students with knowledge and understanding concerning hydrogen as an energy carrier and how to produce and store it. In addition, description, applications, and analysis of electrochemical devices like batteries, fuel cells and electrolyzers are presented. The basic mechanisms of momentum, heat, mass, charge (ion and current) transport phenomena are analyzed and introduction to modeling with focus on thermal management is presented. The students should reach ability to understand and apply the theory on engineering problems.

The course covers hydrogen as an energy carrier and how to produce and store it.. Electrochemical conversion in batteries and fuel cells is described and analyzed. All major transport processes (of momentum, heat, mass, ion and current (charge)) and thermal management issues are presented. System integration is described. Properties and characteristics of energy relevant materials and their role in electrochemical devices are treated. Relevance for energy systems and the transportation sector is discussed. Various engineering problems are presented.

be able to describe methods for production and storage of hydrogen especially based on renewable energy resources like solar and wind power
be able to explain the basic electrochemical conversion processes
understand the principles and function of various batteries
be able to explain the relation between material properties and the performance of a battery, especially lithium-ion battery
be able to describe usage and engineering aspects of batteries in vehicles
understand engineering opportunities and applications of batteries
be able to explain the principles of various fuel cells, focus on PEMFC and SOFC
understand under what conditions analytical or empirical methods are applicable
understand the basic governing equations and methods for modeling, especially thermal management of batteries and fuel cells
be able to set up models for estimation of performance of electrochemical devices

be able to analyze different transport phenomena and electrochemical processes in batteries and fuel cells.
be able to describe methods of hydrogen production and storage
be able to describe opportunities for batteries and fuel cells in vehicles
be able to critically review methods for analysis of performance of electrochemical devices and thermal management.

be able to participate in discussions and judgement of relevant problems related to electrochemical conversion and devices
be able to to present analysis and synthesis of basic phenomena and governing equations for batteries and fuel cells both in a written way and orally

Lectures

Seminars

Project

Miscellaneous

Guest lectures. Problem solving is integrated in the lectures

Written exam

Written report

Written assignments

Seminars given by participants

The examination process have three components: Assignments, project including report and seminar, written exam. More details in separate document.

Failed, pass

course is given in English

Thermodynamics and optionally heat transfer and fluid mechanics

no selection criteria as long as prior knowledge is satisfactory

Sunden, B.: Hydrogen, batteries and fuel cells. Elsevier-Academic Press, 2019. ISBN 9780128169506.

available as ebook for students via LU library
https://lubcat.lub.lu.se/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=6309699

bengt.sunden@energy.lth.se

MVKP25F

2021-03-29

Anders Gustafsson/ FUN