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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
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7:30 |
Seminar and
Tutorial Registration in the Embassy Suites Hotel Lobby |
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8:30 - 10:00 |
TUTORIAL #1:
Intrinsic Capacitance (In honor of Brian Conway) |
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R. Istvan (NanoCarbons LLC, Fort Lauderdale) & N. Marincic
(Redox Engineering, LLC, Bonita Springs), FL, USA |
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10:30 - 12:00 |
TUTORIAL 2:
Understanding Carbon DLC |
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R. Istvan, NanoCarbons LLC, Fort
Lauderdale, FL, USA |
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1:15 - 1:30 |
Opening Remarks
and Administrative Announcements |
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N. Marincic,
Redox Engineering, LLC, Bonita Springs, FL, USA |
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1:30 - 2:00
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Ultracapacitor
Technology: State-of-Technology and Application to Active
Parallel Energy Storage Systems
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J. M. Miller, Maxwell
Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA, USA |
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2:00 - 2:30
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Remarkable Characteristics of Supercapacitors Based on
Carbon and on Metal Oxides: Aging Behavior
and pH Effects
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P. Kurzweil, U. Bär, M. Chwistek, University of Applied
Sciences, Amberg, Germany |
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2:30 - 3:00
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Proton
Storage Mechanism in Hydrous Ruthenium Oxide
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J.P. Zheng, Florida A&M University &
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA |
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3:00 - 3:30 |
BREAK |
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3:30 - 4:00
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The Relative Advantages/Disadvantages of Ultracapacitors and
Lithium-Ion Batteries: Present and Future
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A. Burke & M. Miller, UC Davis, Davis, CA,
USA |
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4:00 - 4:30
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Preparation and
Preliminary Evaluation of Nanotube Structured Carbon
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J. Schindall & R. Signorelli, MIT,
Cambridge, MA, USA |
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4:30 - 5:00
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Voltage Balancing of
a 250V Supercapacitor Module for a Hybrid Fuel Cell
Vehicle
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R. Kötz, J-C
Sauter, P. Ruch, P. Dietrich, F.N. Büchi (Paul Scherrer Institut
CH-5232, Villigen PSI) & P.A. Magne, |
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P. Varenne (Conception et Développement, Michelin SA, CH-1762
Givisiez), Switzerland |
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6:30 - 8:00 |
COCKTAIL RECEPTION |
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Tuesday, December
11, 2007
8:30 - 9:30
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All about
Nanocarbons |
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R. Istvan (NanoCarbons LLC, Fort Lauderdale, FL) & S. Lipka, C.
Swartz, R. Gonzales (U. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY), USA |
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9:30 - 10:00
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Electrochemical Performance of Nanoporous Carbons |
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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 |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
BREAK |
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10:30 - 11:00
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Electrochemical Capacitors for Next Generation Utilizing
Nanostructured Electrode Materials |
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K. Tamamitsu, Nippon Chemi-Con
Corporation, Tokyo, Japan |
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11:00 - 11:30
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The Nanogate
Capacitor Has Finally Been Launched by Our Factory |
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M. Okamura, K. Hayashi, T. Tanikawa & H. Ohta, Power Systems
Co., Ltd., Yokohama, Japan |
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11:30 - 12:00
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Introduction to GS Caltex
Activated Carbon for Electric Double Layer Capacitors (EDLC) |
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C. Lim, GS
Caltex Corp., Seoul, Korea |
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12:00 - 1:30 |
LUNCH |
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1:30 - 2:00
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Recent
Progress in Lithium Ion Capacitor Technology
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O. Hatozaki, Subaru Technical Research
Center, Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. (FHI), Tokyo, Japan |
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2:00 - 2:30
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Pb/C Hybrid
Battery/Supercapacitor Energy Storage Devices |
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E. Buiel, Axion Power International, Inc.,
New Castle, PA, USA |
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2:30 - 3:00
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Electrochemical Capacitor Performance Compared with the
Performance of Advanced Lithium Batteries |
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J. R. Miller & A.D. Klementov, JME Inc., Shaker
Heights, OH, USA |
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3:00 - 3:30 |
BREAK |
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3:30 - 4:00
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Characteristics of Electrochemical Capacitors for Electric
Utility Applications |
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S. Atcitty, Sandia National Laboratories,
Albuquerque, NM, USA |
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4:00 - 4:30
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High Purity Ionic Liquids for
Capacitors |
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K. Tada, N. Yoneyama, S. Obara, K. Kojima, Toyo Gosei Co., Ltd.,
Tokyo, Japan |
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4:30 - 5:00
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Recent
Progress in the Development of Solid Polymer Electrolyte-Based
Hybrid Capacitors |
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J. Kosek, B. Dweik, J. Forchione & A.B.
LaConti, Giner, Inc., Newton, MA, USA |
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Wednesday, December
12, 2007
8:30 - 9:00
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Supercapacitors for Portable Electronics |
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P. Aitchison,
Cap-XX (Australia), Lane Cove NSW, Australia |
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9:00 - 9:30
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Ultra-Capacitor Pack as Battery Substitute on Two-Wheelers |
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V. Chheda & D.Y. Vernekar,
Chheda Electrical and Electronics
Pvt. Ltd, Pune, India |
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9:30 - 10:00
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Organosilicone Electrolytes for Ultracapacitors |
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R.
West, R. Hamers, and W. Sargeant, Silatronix, Inc. Madison, WI,
USA |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
BREAK |
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10:30 - 11:00
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Primary Modeling of Engine Cold Starting using Lead Acid Battery
and Aqueous Carbon/Carbon Supercapacitor Hybrid |
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H. Liu
(Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai) & J. Cheng (Research
Institute of Chemical Defense, Beijing), China |
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11:00 - 11:30
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Surface
Activation for More Efficient Heat Sinks and Supercapacitor
Electrodes |
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V. Rivas,
ElectroPlastics Inc., Mandan, ND and N. Marincic, Redox
Engineering, LLC, Bonita Springs, FL, USA |
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