| Course Name | Sustainable Hydrogen and Electrical Energy Storage |
| Course Code | 23MS801 |
| Credits | 4 |
To provide concepts on the principles of hydrogen energy technology and electrical energy storage and compare different methods to store hydrogen and electrical energy.
Course Outcome
| Course Code | Course Outcome statement |
| 01 | Assess the suitability of different energy storage systems for different end use applications based on thermodynamic principles and performance-related factors. |
| 02 | Apply basic electrochemistry concepts including Nernst law and the Tafel equation
to describe the redox reactions and charge transfer at the electrode/electrolyte interface in different battery chemistries. |
| 03 | Identify the process variables for different hydrogen production methods. |
Pedagogy
Conceptualising, applying & analysing
Introduction to energy storage; Basic Electrochemistry; Thermodynamics of Battery: Applications Nernst law to describe redox reaction in different battery systems; Application of Tafel equation to describe the charge transfer between electrode and electrolyte; calculation of capacities, energy and power densities for different battery materials and battery chemistries, Gibbs free energy, chemical potential, Nernst equation; Solid state reaction mechanisms; phase diagrams; phase rule; interpretation of the phase diagram with respect to (de)lithiation, voltage profiles; Lithium Ion Batteries; Electrolyte stability: Pourbaix diagram, band structures solids, cycle life; Kinetics in batteries charge transport: Butler-Volmer, diffusion, solid state diffusion; Supercapacitors; comparison batteries/systems.
Hydrogen production using: Fossil fuels, Biomass, Water Electrolysis, Photo-Electrolysis of water, Thermonuclear, Photocatalysis; Hydrogen transport and compression; Requirements of Hydrogen storage; liquid hydrogen storage and surface adsorption of H2; Hydrogen storage: Clathrates, chemical bonded H2, conventional and light metal hydrides, composites.
Evaluation Criteria
Employability
Renewable energy sectors, Electric mobility and petroleum industries
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