Hydrogen, Batteries and Fuel Cells
Vätgas, batterier och bränsleceller

MVKP25F, 7.5 credits

Valid from: Spring 2021
Decided by: Anders Gustafsson/ FUN
Date of establishment: 2021-03-29

General Information

Division: Energy Sciences
Course type: Third-cycle course
Teaching language: English

Aim

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.

Goals

Knowledge and Understanding

For a passing grade the doctoral student must

• 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

Competences and Skills

For a passing grade the doctoral student must

• 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.

Judgement and Approach

For a passing grade the doctoral student must

• 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

Course Contents

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.

Course Literature

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

Instruction Details

Types of instruction: Lectures, seminars, project, miscellaneous. Guest lectures. Problem solving is integrated in the lectures

Examination Details

Examination formats: 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.
Grading scale: Failed, pass
Examiner: Professor Per Tunestål

Admission Details

Admission requirements: course is given in English
Assumed prior knowledge: Thermodynamics and optionally heat transfer and fluid mechanics
Selection criteria: no selection criteria as long as prior knowledge is satisfactory

Further Information

bengt.sunden@energy.lth.se

Course Occasion Information

Start date: 2025-03-24
End date: 2025-06-08
Course pace: Full time

Contact and Other Information

Course coordinator: Per Tunestål <per.tunestal@energy.lth.se>
Web page: http://www.ht.energy.lth.se/utbildning/kurser/mvkf25-vaetgas-batterier-och-bränsleceller