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17th International Seminar on Double Layer Capacitors
& Hybrid Energy Storage Devices

December 10 - 12, 2007

Note: This is the program from the 2007 Seminar. The 2008 program will be posted in late Spring of 2008.

Seminar Program
Download a copy of the 2007 seminar brochure mailed in August 07 here.
Note: The list of presentations on the website may differ from the brochure as the schedule is finalized.

Monday, December 10, 2007

7:30

Seminar and Tutorial 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, 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
Preparation and Preliminary Evaluation of  Nanotube Structured Carbon

J. Schindall & R. Signorelli, 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, December 11, 2007

8:30 - 9:30

All about 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

 

10:00 - 10:30 BREAK
 
10:30 - 11:00

Electrochemical Capacitors for Next Generation Utilizing Nanostructured Electrode Materials

K. Tamamitsu, 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

 
12:00 - 1:30 LUNCH
 
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
 
3:00 - 3:30 BREAK
 
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, December 12, 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

Organosilicone 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, ElectroPlastics  Inc., Mandan, ND and N. Marincic, Redox Engineering, LLC, Bonita Springs, FL, USA

 


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