lecture 1 Fuel Cells for a Sustainable Energy Future.pptVIP

2011 SpringIntroduction to Fuel Cell and Electrochemistry Instructor Dr. WU Junwei (武俊伟) Office: D# 306G E-mail: junwei.wu@ Tel: 0755O),M) Office hours: Monday, Wednesday 3-4:00 PM E-mail or Message for any class related question. Questions Do you know anything about fuel cell and electrochemistry? What’s your major? Is this class related to your future project? What do you expect to learn from this class? Goals and Critical Learning Outcomes: Understand basic theory and applications of fuel cells. Understand the basic theory of electrochemistry. Get chance to try electrochemical experiments Understand basic knowledge on operation of fuel cells Understand how solid oxide fuel cells are processed and fabricated. Understand and learn different types of fuel cells, and how do they work. Be introduced to USA DOE SECA projects; Be introduced to fundamental knowledge of how hydrogen was produced. Course Grading Group Lab Report (1 lab) 20% Processing Project (Report, Presentation) 40% Final Exam 40% Reports topic options Potential graduate field of study (if relevant to class, feel free to present here). Novel doped electrolyte for direct ethanol fuel cells Effect of coal syn gas on the performance of solid oxide fuel cells Electrophoretic deposition of (La,Sr)(Ga,Mn)O3 electrolytes on (La,Sr)MnO3 porous tubular supports Recent development and applications of electrochemical capacitors Carbon-Coated Nano-Structured Electrodes for Next-Generation Lithium-Ion Ultra-Capacitors Recent development and applications of lithium ion batteries Functionally Graded and Nanostructured Thermal Protection Coatings Development of direct carbon fuel cells Development of Microbial fuel cells Fuel cell websites / / / / http://www.doitpoms.ac.uk/tlplib/fuel-cells/index.php 2011 SpringFuel Cell and Electrochemistry Lecture 1: Fuel Cells for a Sustainable Energy Future Premier Wen to attend Copenhagen