Batteries for Electric Vehicles: Materials and Electrochemistry Helena Berg
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Batteries for Electric Vehicles: Materials and Electrochemistry Helena Berg Cambridge University Press, 2015 250 pages, $99.99 (e-book $80.00) ISBN 9781107085930
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his book is a guide to batteries used in electric vehicles. The strength of the book lies in its simplicity and clarity. Its audience is beginning researchers and those in industry seeking practical information and guidance in the design of batteries for electric vehicles. Unburdened by heavy data, the book illustrates many concepts using only schematic diagrams that are relevant to a wide range of batteries and show general trends. The book is divided into three major parts: basics, lithium-ion batteries, and battery usage in electric vehicles. Part I, consisting of two chapters, benefits from the author’s academic background. The first chapter explains cell components and electrochemistry. The explanation of typical discharge profiles as a practical application of Gibbs phase rule is an example of the author’s approach. These
fundamentals are linked to materials in the second chapter, which briefly describes eight battery types: lead-acid, nickel metal hydride, lithium, high-temperature molten, nickel-zinc, zinc-air, metal-ion, and redox flow. Supercapacitors and fuel cells are also included in this chapter. Part II has an extended chapter on lithium battery materials and another chapter on cell design. The author makes use of her industrial background in describing how cells are designed for energy or power, the tradeoffs involved, and how performance depends on particle size, porosity and thickness of electrodes, and on the type of cell—cylindrical, prismatic, or pouch. She succinctly describes the manufacturing process of lithium-ion cells. Part III considers the specific battery requirements at different levels of electrification—all electrics, hybrids, and
Corrosion Protection of Metals by Intrinsically Conducting Polymers Pravin P. Deshpande and Dimitra Sazou CRC Press, 2015 214 pages, $159.95 (e-book $111.97) ISBN 9781498706926
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orrosion of metals is an electrochemical process of degradation that occurs in the atmosphere with an annual cost estimate of tens of billions of dollars amounting to about 1–3% of the gross national product in developed countries, such as the United States and the United Kingdom. A variety of methods available for metal protection are dependent on the nature and environment of the metal. This book deals
with the use of conducting polymers (CPs) as a novel method for corrosion protection. The book is divided into seven chapters, with chapter 1 giving an overview of the developments in anticorrosion technology that has evolved using conducting polymers. In this chapter, there is a historical introduction to the discovery of conducting polymers by H. Shirakawa, Alan J. Heeger, and
plug-in hybrids. The battery contains not only cells, but also a thermal system, electronics, and a management system. These are described in chapters 5 and 6 from a design point of view with clear terminology and a glossary in the appen
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