Energy Storage Devices for Electronic Systems

1. Energy storage devices: A general overview

• Abstract
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Simple fundamentals
• 1.3 Energy storage in electrical systems
• 1.4 Compressed air energy storage
• 1.5 Superconductive magnetic energy storage
• 1.6 Rapid energy transfer requirements and fundamental circuit issues
• 1.7 Technical specifications of ESDs
• 1.8 Ragone plot

2. Rechargeable battery technologies: An electronic engineer's view point

• Abstract
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Battery terminology and fundamentals
• 2.3 Battery technologies: an overview
• 2.4 Lead-acid batteries
• 2.5 Nickel-cadmium batteries
• 2.6 Nickel metal hydride batteries
• 2.7 Lithium-based rechargeable batteries
• 2.8 Reusable alkaline batteries
• 2.9 Zn-air batteries

3. Dynamics, models, and management of rechargeable batteries

• Abstract
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Simplest concept of a battery
• 3.3 Battery dynamics
• 3.4 Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy for batteries
• 3.5 Battery equivalent circuit models and modeling techniques
• 3.6 Battery management in practical applications
• 3.7 Prognostics in battery health management
• 3.8 Fast charging of batteries
• 3.9 Battery communication and related standards
• 3.10 Battery safety

4. Capacitors as energy storage devices: Simple basics to current commercial families

• Abstract
• 4.1 Capacitor fundamentals
• 4.2 Capacitor types and their properties
• 4.3 Ragone plot

5. Electrical double-layer capacitors: Fundamentals, characteristics, and equivalent circuits

• Abstract
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Historical background
• 5.3 Electrical double-layer effect and device construction
• 5.4 Pseudocapacitance and pseudocapacitors
• 5.5 Hybridization of electrochemical capacitors and rechargeable batteries
• 5.6 Modeling and equivalent circuits
• 5.7 Testing of devices and characterization
• 5.8 Modules and voltage balancing

6. Supercapacitor as a lossless dropper in DC-DC converters

• Abstract
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 DC-DC converters and DC power management
• 6.3 Supercapacitor assisted low dropout regulator (SCALDO) technique
• 6.4 Generalized SCALDO concept
• 6.5 Practical examples
• 6.6 SCALDO implementation examples
• 6.7 Wider applications of SCALDO technique
• 6.8 Comparison between SCALDO regulators and charge pumps

7. Supercapacitors for surge absorption

• Abstract
• 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 Lightning and inductive energy dumps in electric circuits and typical surge absorber techniques
• 7.3 Supercapacitor as a surge absorption device: summarized results of a preliminary investigation
• 7.4 Design approaches to a supercapacitor-based surge protector
• 7.5 Conclusion

8. Supercapacitors in a rapid heat transfer application

• Abstract
• 8.1 Introduction
• 8.2 Problem of wasted water in day-to-day situations at home
• 8.3 Problem of traditional heating from direct AC mains supply and heating system specifications
• 8.4 Commercial solutions for eliminating water wastage due to storage in buried plumbing
• 8.5 Practical requirements for a localized solution
• 8.6 SC-based solution with prestored energy
• 8.7 Results from an ongoing prototype development exercise
• 8.8 Specific advantages of SC energy storage
• 8.9 Implementation challenges

Appendix A: capacitors and AC line filtering