Principles of Electrochemical Conversion and Storage Devices

Comprehensive resource covering fundamental principles of electrochemical energy conversion and storage technologies including fuel cells, batteries, and capacitors

Starting with the importance and background of electrochemical foundations, Principles of Electrochemical Conversion and Storage Devices explains the working principles and electrochemistry of electrochemical cells. After a summary of thermodynamic and kinetics, different types of fuel cells as well as batteries and capacitors are covered.

This book is written in the style of a textbook, providing illustrative examples and inspiring problems to facilitate the understanding of essential principles of electrochemical cells while offering practical insights for research pursuits. Various application examples are provided at the end of each chapter to strengthen reader understanding of energy storage from a practical point of view.

Written by a highly qualified and awarded academic and based on a culmination of his two decades of personal teaching and research experience in the field, Principles of Electrochemical Conversion and Storage Devices includes information on:

• Common reference electrodes and potentials, standard electrode potentials in aqueous solutions, and current functions for the charge transfer process
• Standard Gibbs free energy of formation of selected compounds, standard heat of combustion of common fuels, and commonly used physical constants
• Latest developments in the field, especially surrounding clean energy technologies, and various experimental methods essential for conducting rigorous electrochemical research
• Characterizing methods, key materials, and governing principles behind all of the covered devices

Providing comprehensive coverage of the subject, Principles of Electrochemical Conversion and Storage Devices is an excellent resource tailored for researchers and students from all technical and natural science disciplines seeking to understand more about the most promising energy-related devices and the potential they hold to change the world.

Professor Kevin Huang is a SmartState Endowed Chair and Director of the Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Center at University of South Carolina. He teaches Advanced Thermodynamics and Energy Storage to graduate students. He is the associate editor of Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2018 Breakthrough Leadership in Research Award and the 2017 Educational Foundation Award for Research in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering.