Energy Storage

Energy Storage discusses the underlying fundamentals of all the major energy storage methods. These include the storage of energy as heat, in phase transitions and reversible chemical reactions, and in organic fuels and hydrogen, an important energy carrier. The principles involved in the storage of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Huggins, Robert
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2010, 2010
Edition:1st ed. 2010
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • General Concepts
  • Thermal Energy Storage
  • Reversible Chemical Reactions
  • Energy Storage in Organic Fuels
  • Mechanical Energy Storage
  • Electromagnetic Energy Storage
  • Hydrogen Storage
  • to Electrochemical Energy Storage
  • Principles Determining the Voltages and Capacities of Electrochemical Cells
  • Binary Electrodes Under Equilibrium or Near-Equilibrium Conditions
  • Ternary Electrodes Under Equilibrium or Near-Equilibrium Conditions
  • Insertion Reaction Electrodes
  • Electrode Reactions that Deviate from Complete Equilibrium
  • Lead-Acid Batteries
  • Negative Electrodes in Other Rechargeable Aqueous Systems
  • Positive Electrodes in Other Aqueous Systems
  • Negative Electrodes in Lithium Systems
  • Positive Electrodes in Lithium Systems
  • Primary, Nonrechargeable Batteries
  • Energy Storage for Medium-to-Large Scale Applications
  • A Look to the Future