Redox Engineering, LLC

The 17th International Seminar on Double Layer Capacitors and Similar Energy Storage Devices
2007 Program of Events

Monday, 10 December 2007

7:30

Seminar Registration in the Embassy Suites Hotel Lobby

8:30 - 10:00

TUTORIAL #1: Intrinsic Capacitance (In honor of Brian Conway)

R. Istvan (NanoCarbons LLC, Fort Lauderdale) & N. Marincic (Redox Engineering, LLC, Bonita Springs), FL, USA

10:30 - 12:00

TUTORIAL #2: Understanding Carbon DLC

R. Istvan, NanoCarbons LLC, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

1:15 - 1:30

Opening Remarks and Administrative Announcements

N. Marincic, Redox Engineering, LLC, Bonita Springs, FL, USA

1:30 - 2:00

Ultracapacitor Technology: State-of-Technology and Application to Active Parallel Energy Storage Systems

J.M. Miller & U. Deshpande, Maxwell Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA, USA

2:00 - 2:30

Remarkable Characteristics of Supercapacitors Based on Carbon and on Metal Oxides: Aging Behavior and pH Effects

P. Kurzweil, U. Bär, M. Chwistek, University of Applied Sciences, Amberg, Germany

2:30 - 3:00

Proton Storage Mechanism in Hydrous Ruthenium Oxide

J.P. Zheng, Florida A&M University & Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA

3:00 - 3:30

BREAK

3:30 - 4:00

The Relative Advantages/Disadvantages of Ultracapacitors  and Lithium-Ion Batteries: Present and Future

A. Burke & M. Miller, UC Davis, Davis, CA, USA

4:00 - 4:30

Fabrication and Electrochemical Testing of the First Generation Carbon-Nanotube Based Ultracapacitor Cell

R. Signorelli, D. Ku, J. Kassakian & J. Schindall, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

4:30 - 5:00

Voltage Balancing of a 250V Supercapacitor Module for a Hybrid Fuel Cell Vehicle

R. Kötz, J-C Sauter, P. Ruch, P. Dietrich, F.N. Büchi (Paul Scherrer Institut CH-5232, Villigen PSI) & P.A. Magne,

P. Varenne (Conception et Développement, Michelin SA, CH-1762 Givisiez), Switzerland

6:30 - 8:00

COCKTAIL RECEPTION

Tuesday, 11 December 2007

8:30 - 9:30

NanoCarbons

R. Istvan (NanoCarbons LLC, Fort Lauderdale, FL) & S. Lipka, C. Swartz, R. Gonzales (U. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY), USA

9:30 - 10:00

Electrochemical Performance of  Nanoporous Carbons

S. Lipka, C. Swartz, J. Jagiello & R. Gonzalez (University of Kentucky, Center for Applied Energy Research, Lexington, KY) &

R. Istvan (NanoCarbons LLC, Fort Lauderdale, FL) , USA

10:30 - 11:00

Electrochemical Capacitors for Next Generation Utilizing Nanostructured Electrode Materials

K. Tamamitsu, S. Suematsu, & K. Machida, Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation, Tokyo, Japan

11:00 - 11:30

The Nanogate-capacitor Has Finally Been Launched by Our Factory

M. Okamura, K. Hayashi, T. Tanikawa & H. Ohta, Power Systems Co., Ltd., Yokohama, Japan

11:30 - 12:00

Introduction to GS Caltex Activated Carbon for Electric Double Layer Capacitors (EDLC)

C. Lim, GS Caltex Corp., Seoul, Korea

1:30 - 2:00

Recent Progress in Lithium Ion Capacitor Technology

O. Hatozaki, Subaru Technical Research Center, Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. (FHI), Tokyo, Japan

2:00 - 2:30

Pb/C Hybrid Battery/Supercapacitor Energy Storage Devices

E. Buiel, Axion Power International, Inc., New Castle, PA, USA

2:30 - 3:00

Electrochemical Capacitor Performance Compared with the Performance of Advanced Lithium Batteries

J.R. Miller & A.D. Klementov, JME Inc., Shaker Heights, OH, USA

3:30 - 4:00

Characteristics of Electrochemical Capacitors for Electric Utility Applications

S. Atcitty, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA

4:00 - 4:30

High Purity Ionic Liquids for Capacitors

K. Tada, N. Yoneyama, S. Obara, K. Kojima, Toyo Gosei Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

4:30 - 5:00

Recent Progress in the Development of Solid Polymer Electrolyte-Based Hybrid Capacitors

J. Kosek, B. Dweik, J. Forchione & A.B. LaConti, Giner, Inc., Newton, MA, USA

Wednesday, 12 December 2007

8:30 - 9:00

Supercapacitors for Portable Electronics

P. Aitchison, Cap-XX (Australia), Lane Cove NSW, Australia

9:00 - 9:30

Ultra-Capacitor Pack as Battery Substitute on Two-Wheelers

V. Chheda & D.Y. Vernekar, Chheda Electrical and Electronics Pvt. Ltd, Pune, India

9:30 - 10:00

Organosilicon Electrolytes for Ultracapacitors

R. West,  R. Hamers, and W. Sargeant, Silatronix Inc. Madison, WI, USA

10:00 - 10:30

BREAK

10:30 - 11:00

Primary Modeling of Engine Cold Starting using Lead Acid Battery and Aqueous Carbon/Carbon Supercapacitor Hybrid

H. Liu (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai) & J.Cheng (Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Beijing), China

11:00 - 11:30

Surface Activation for More Efficient Heat Sinks and Supercapacitor Electrodes

V. Rivas, Rivas Technologies, Mandan, ND & N. Marincic, Redox Engineering, LLC, Bonita Springs, FL, USA

Contact Information

Use the following phone numbers, postal address or e-mail addresses to contact Redox Engineering or visit us at our web site: www.supercapseminar.com for more information.

Telephone

239-992-4112

FAX

781-329-2609

Postal address

215 Dolphin Cove Court, Bonita Springs, FL  34134

Electronic mail

General Seminar Information: Info@supercapseminar.com
Speaker Information: Supercapacitor@comcast.net  

 

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