Selecting the Optimal Battery Chemistry for HEV, PHEV, and EV Applications
I.D. # C1133 Duration 2 Days

Selecting the right chemistries for different applications has a significant impact on cost and performance of electric vehicles. The power and energy required for different vehicle applications are directly linked to the chemistry of the battery. This course will cover advantages and disadvantages of various battery chemistries for different transportation applications, such as mild hybrids, extended range and plug-in, as well as full electric vehicles. Fundamentals of battery chemistries from materials science and engineering perspectives will be discussed. Potentials and limitations of various battery components, i.e. positive electrodes, negative electrodes, different classes of electrolytes, various engineering and science aspects of binders and conductive diluents, as well as current collectors will also be covered.

Cell designs for different battery chemistries, as well as potential new battery designs on hybrid electrodes necessary to meet different vehicle performances will also be covered.

Learning Objectives
By attending this course you will be able to:
  • Select the proper battery chemistries for your applications
  • Reduce cost and improve performance of batteries for your applications
  • Improve safety aspects of batteries for your applications
  • Select proper format and design for electrodes, cells, and batteries for your applications
  • Select battery components and understand their impacts on cost and performance
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for engineers and scientists who are working on hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric and electric vehicles who are designing cells and batteries, preparing and evaluating battery materials, and doing research on battery materials, battery design, battery modeling and battery testing. Chemical, electrochemical, mechanical, and electrical engineers as well as material scientists will benefit from this course.
Prerequisites
Participants should have a basic knowledge in sciences and engineering and some familiarity with hybrid vehicles.
Seminar Content
DAY ONE
  • Basics of Battery Component Chemistries
    • Electrode processes and dynamics in batteries
    • Electrolyte functions and interface chemistries
    • Role of current collectors, binders, conductive diluents and their dynamic interactions with electrodes and electrolytes
  • Review of Electrode Materials and their Corresponding Performances and Degradation Mechanisms
    • Positive and negative electrode materials design, structure, composition and performance characteristics
    • Hybrid electrodes design and performance optimization for various applications
DAY TWO
  • Electrolyte Formulation and its Dynamics Coupling with Electrode Materials
    • Formulation and optimization of liquid electrolytes, potentials and limitations
    • Design and optimization of polymeric and gel electrolytes, new possibilities
    • Science, engineering of solid ceramic electrolytes and their future prospects
    • Design and formulation of hybrid electrolyte for future batteries
  • Future Generation of Lithium-ion Battery, Smart and Hybrid Electrode and Electrolyte
    • Science and engineering of future electrode formulation and design
    • Science and engineering based electrolyte formulation and design
    • Science and Engineering based electrode, cell, and battery design
Instructor(s): G. Abbas Nazri
Dr. Nazri is currently the technical director of new technologies at Frontier Applied Sciences and Technologies, LLC. and is also an adjunct professor of Physics and Chemistry at Wayne State University, Oakland University, and University of Windsor, Canada. Dr. Nazri began his career as a Research Scientist at General Motors Global Research and Development Center after two years of postdoctoral fellowships at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He also served as a visiting Professor at the University of Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris France, Institute of Condense Matter Chemistry at Bordeaux France, and Institute of Materials at Nantes, France. He is an active organizer of Symposia on advanced batteries and is on the International Science Advisory Board of several Lithium Battery Meetings and Conferences. Dr. Nazri has published over 100 scientific papers, 12 proceedings volumes, two text books on science and technology of lithium batteries, and is the holder of 15 U.S. patents. His research interests are in the area of materials for advance batteries for transportation applications, supercapacitors, solid-state hydrogen storage materials, electrochemical catalysis, synthesis of novel materials, and advanced analytical techniques for real time study of electrochemical systems. Dr. Nazri received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the Center for Electrochemical Sciences, Case Western Reserve University.
Fees: $1265 SAE Members*: $1005 - $1135
* The appropriate SAE Member discount will be applied through the Registration process.  Discounts vary according to level of membership: Elite Member 20%; Premium Member 15%; Classic Member 10%
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