The focus of this talk will be to provide information of electrochemical systems capable of providing pulse power for a variety of applications, from electric buses to pulse power weapons.  There will be a review of the various primary and rechargeable batteries, as well as a discussion of the evolution of electrochemical capacitors.  Finally, there will be a discussion of hybrid systems between batteries and ultracapacitors.

After listening to the lecture, students should

• Have an understanding of the basic differences between batteries and ultracapacitors
• Understand how the two systems can work together to provide unique power delivery solutions.

Related Reading:

Winter, M.; Brodd, R. J.What Are Batteries, Fuel Cells, and Supercapacitors? Chem. Rev. 2004, 104, 4245– 4269, DOI: 10.1021/cr020730k

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

• Robert P. Hamlen (2016), "Power for Pulse Power Applications," https://nanohub.org/resources/25254.

  BibTex | EndNote

1. batteries
2. energy
3. energy storage
4. NCN Group - Batteries
5. NCN Group - Energy Conversion and Storage
6. pulse power
7. rechargeable batteries
8. ultracapacitors