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2-day seminar on

Lifetime Prediction for Batteries

28-29 January 2004, Clausthal University of Technology

 

 

DAY 1  
The Benchmarking project [Presentation] Heinz Wenzl, BBE
   
I. Lifetime prediction as an established methodology
Lifetime prediction in material science and engineering [Presentation] Markus Traupe / Esderts, TU Clausthal
Lifetime prediction in batteries - an overview [Presentation] Henrik Bindner, Risø
Artificial Neural Networks - a lifetime prediction method [Presentation] Rainer Masendorf, TU Clausthal
   
II. Ah-throughput oriented methods for predicting the lifetime of a battery
The use of cycle counting and kinetic battery models in the NREL Hybrid2 model [Presentation] Jim Manwell, University of Massachusetts
Counting of stress events to predict the lifetime of batteries in railway diesel traction engines [Presentation] Heinz Wenzl, BBE / M'Buy, TU Clausthal
Weighted Ah-throughput model with integrated performance model [Presentation] Rudi Kaiser, FhG / ISE
Improved cycle counting model [Presentation] Heinz Wenzl, BBE
   
III. How are batteries used?
Batteries in renewable energy systems [Presentation] Vojtech Svoboda, ZSW
Batteries in other applications [Presentation] Heinz Wenzl, BBE
   
Lifetime testing in mechanical engineering – a visit to the Mechanical Testing Laboratories

 

   
   

 

Evenings excursion:
Oberharz Water Regal

   
DAY 2  
Expression of interest for the EU 6th Framework Programme [Presentation] Alex Sorokin
   
IV. New methods for lifetime prediction
Complex impacts on battery performance - a neural network approach [Presentation] Bor Yann Liaw, University of Hawaii
An equivalent circuit model - Concepts and limitations [Presentation] Heinz Wenzl, BBE / TU Clausthal
A spatially distributed model of a lead acid battery - some results of ACTUS [Presentation] Dirk Uwe Sauer, RWTH Aachen
External and internal voltage measurements of lead acid batteries for predicting remaining lifetime and performance [Presentation] Peter Plath, University of Bremen
   
V. How are batteries tested?
Different ageing mechanisms caused by different test procedures – the Qualibat approach [Presentation] Murielle Le Gall, CEA / GENEC
What do tests test? What is their relevance for a given application [Presentation] Alan Ruddell, RAL
Do we need more tests or less? [Presentation: see above] Alan Ruddell, RAL
   
VI. Convincing users of batteries and other electrochemical power sources
A discussion of the link between test results and applications and how to verify lifetime predictions [Presentation] Per Lundsager, Risø
Panel discussion: What do we need to do so that the lifetime of a battery can be predicted well for any application  
   
Technical visit of 'Energy Park Clausthal'

Invitation to the seminar

 

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