Redox Engineering, LLC

Mission: To sponsor seminars to discuss the development of electrochemical double layer capacitors and hybrid energy storage devices and provide an update on the current status and potential applications of these devices.

2010 Seminar Sponsors

20th International Seminar on Double Layer Capacitors
& Hybrid Energy Storage Devices

December 6 - 8, 2010.

Seminar Tutorials

Two individual tutorials are being offered on the Monday morning prior to the start of the formal seminar. Seminar participants can sign up for one or both of these tutorials by selecting them when registering online. Workbooks are provided to the tutorial participants covering the material presented by the speakers. Following the tutorial presentations, any remaining workbooks and past workbooks can be purchased by contacting Redox Engineering  via phone or email. Utilize the Contact Us page to get pricing and availability.

2010 SEMINAR TUTORIAL #1 (8:30 - 10:00)

Ultracapacitors and Batteries in Combination: When Does That Make Sense and What Are the Advantages?

Dr. Andrew Burke, University of  California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA

The summary of this tutorial is to be posted here soon.

About the Instructor

Dr. Andrew Burke: Since 1974, Dr. Burke’s research has involved many aspects of electric and hybrid vehicle design, analysis, and testing. He was a key contributor on the US Department of Energy Hybrid Test Vehicles (HTV) project while working at the General Electric Research and Development Center. He continued his work on electric vehicle technology, while Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Union College and later as a research manager with the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL). Dr. Burke joined the research faculty of the ITS-Davis in 1994. He directs the EV Power Systems Laboratory and performs research and teaches graduate courses on advanced electric driveline technologies, specializing in batteries, ultracapacitors, fuel cells and hybrid vehicle design. Dr. Burke has authored over 80 publications on electric and hybrid vehicle technology and applications of batteries and ultracapacitors for electric vehicles.
 

2010 SEMINAR TUTORIAL #2 (10:15 - 11:45)

Electrochemical Capacitor System Engineering

John R. Miller, JME Inc. and Great Lakes Energy Institute, Case Western Reserve University, OH, USA

This tutorial briefly reviews general properties and operating performance of electrochemical capacitors (ECs) to establish a common foundation, comparing and contrasting ECs with other storage technology including batteries and conventional capacitors.  EC electrical engineering is then covered, which involves using a capacitor equivalent circuit model and the specified operating voltage window to size the storage system to meet an application power profile.  Several equivalent circuit models are presented and discussed.  EC reliability engineering follows, with a discussion of the important stress factors and approaches for meeting system operating life requirements.  End of life behavior (normal and abnormal failure modes) and some practical design considerations are covered. EC thermal engineering is the last topic.  Heat generation rate, thermal time constant, cooling power requirements, and selection criteria for EC products are discussed. Application examples are used to demonstrate each of these three topics.

 About the Instructor

John R. Miller: President of JME, has more than 25 years of experience in research, development, commercialization, evaluation, testing, and modeling of capacitor technologies, products, and systems. Since founding JME in 1989, he has assisted in the development and market introduction of several electrochemical capacitor products now available for commercial, military, and medical applications. Miller was a pioneer in the development of third-generation electrochemical capacitor technology, and he advanced the development of several asymmetric capacitor systems. He has assisted material suppliers in creating products having enhanced performance capabilities for capacitors and assisted DOE in establishing appropriate test methods and evaluation procedures for large, high-power capacitors. Miller has published more than 50 capacitor-related papers, prepared many government reports, and been awarded 10 US patents. He has organized and chaired international conferences on electrochemical capacitor technology and taught short courses at Electrochemical Society and IEEE meetings. Miller periodically is invited to brief several government organizations on this capacitor technology. In addition to his position with JME, Inc., Miller holds an appointment as principal researcher at the Great Lakes Energy Institute of Case Western Reserve University. He has previously held positions as research manager at SOHIO, staff scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics at the University of Rochester, and staff member at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Miller holds BS and PhD degrees in physics from MIT.