Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Basic Concepts of Electrochemistry used in Electrical Engineering -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Brief description and principles of operation of electrochemical components -- 1.2.1. Principle of operation -- 1.2.2. Brief description of groups of components -- 1.3. Redox reaction -- 1.4. Chemical energy -- 1.4.1. Enthalpy, entropy and free energy -- 1.4.2. Enthalpy, entropy and free energy of formation -- 1.5. Potential or voltage of an electrode -- 1.6. Reversible potential of a cell -- 1.7. Faradaic current density and the Butler-Volmer equation -- 1.8. Butler-Volmer equation for a whole cell -- 1.9. From the Butler-Volmer equation to the Tafel equation -- 1.10. Faraday's law -- 1.11. Matter transfer model: Nernst model -- 1.12. Concept of limit current -- 1.13. Expression of the polarization curve -- 1.14. Double-layer capacity -- 1.15. Electrochemical impedance -- 1.16. Reagents and products in the gaseous phase: total pressure, partial pressure, molar fraction and mixture -- 1.17. Corrected exercises -- 1.17.1. Calculation of the variation in enthalpy during the formation of a mole of water -- 1.17.2. Calculation of the variation in entropy for the formation of a mole of water -- 1.17.3. Calculation of the variation in free energy during the formation of a mole of water -- 1.17.4. Calculation of the Nernst potential for a cell in a PEM fuel cell (PEMFC) -- 1.17.5. Faraday equations for a Pb accumulator -- 1.17.6. Calculation of the mass of water consumed by an electrolysis cell -- Chapter 2. Water Electrolyzers -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Principles of operation of the main water electrolyzers -- 2.3. History of water electrolysis -- 2.4. Technological elements -- 2.4.1. Alkaline technology -- 2.4.2. PEM technology -- 2.4.3. SO technology.

2.4.4. Comparison of the three water electrolyzer technologies -- 2.4.5. Specifications of a commercial electrolyzer -- 2.5. Theoretical approach to an electrolyzer -- 2.5.1. Energy-related elements -- 2.5.2. Electrical behavior in the quasi-static state -- 2.5.3. Electrical behavior in the dynamic state with a large signal -- 2.5.4. Electrical behavior in a dynamic state with a small signal (impedance) -- 2.6. Experimental characterization of the electrical behavior of an electrolyzer -- 2.6.1. Polarization curve (quasi-static characterization) -- 2.6.2. Impedance spectroscopy (dynamic small-signal characterization) -- 2.6.3. Current steps -- 2.6.4. Current sweeping (large-signal dynamic characterization) -- 2.6.5. Combining the approaches to characterization (advanced approach) -- 2.7. Procedures for parameterizing the models -- 2.7.1. Minimal combinatorial approach to experimental characterizations -- 2.7.2. Multiple impedance spectra approach -- 2.7.3. Low-frequency multi-sweeping approach -- 2.7.4. Toward an optimal and systematic combinatorial exploitation of the experimental characterizations -- 2.8. Combination with a fuel cell Concept of the "hydrogen battery" -- 2.8.1. General considerations -- 2.8.2. Static characteristics of an H2/O2 battery -- 2.8.3. Deadband of an H2/O2 battery -- 2.8.4. Brief overview of situation with industrial developments -- 2.9. A few examples of applications for electrolyzers -- 2.9.1. Points about industrial hydrogen production by electrolysis -- 2.9.2. State of the art on applications coupling solar photovoltaic and hydrogen -- close examination of the French projects MYRTE, PEPITE and JANUS -- 2.10. Some points about the storage of hydrogen -- 2.11. Conclusions and perspectives -- 2.12. Exercises -- Chapter 3. Fuel Cells -- 3.1. Introduction.

3.2. Classification of fuel cell technologies -- 3.2.1. Classification on the basic of the acid/basic medium -- 3.2.2. Classification on the basis of the operating temperature -- 3.2.3. Classification on the basis of the type of electrolyte -- 3.3. Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs) -- 3.3.1. Constitution -- 3.3.2. Characteristics -- 3.4. Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) -- 3.5. Fuel-cell systems -- 3.5.1. General points -- 3.5.2. PEMFC systems -- 3.5.3. SOFC systems -- 3.6. Applications for fuel cells -- 3.6.1. Mobile applications -- 3.6.2. Stationary applications -- 3.6.3. Applications in transport -- 3.7. Corrected exercises -- 3.7.1. Calculation of the cost of platinum for an electrode -- 3.7.2. Dimensions of a "standard" fuel cell module -- 3.7.3. Calculation of the flowrate of reactant gases entering the cell -- 3.7.4. Calculation of the water content of the air upon input and output of the cell Calculation of the dew point at the cell output -- 3.7.5. Calculation of the yield of a PEMFC -- 3.7.6. Autonomy of an exploration submarine -- 3.7.7. Power supply to an isolated farm site -- 3.7.8. Fuel-cell generator for a private vehicle -- Chapter 4. Electrical Energy Storage by Supercapacitors -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Operation and energy characteristics of EDLCs -- 4.2.1. Structure and operation of supercapacitors -- 4.2.2. Electrical and energetic characterization of supercapacitors -- 4.3. Supercapacitor module sizing -- 4.3.1. Power-based design -- 4.3.2. Dimension design based on the energy stored by the supercapacitor -- 4.3.3. Balancing the supercapacitors -- 4.4. Supercapacitor modeling -- 4.5. DC/DC converter associated with a supercapacitor module -- 4.6. Thermal behavior of supercapacitors -- 4.6.1. Thermal modeling of supercapacitors.

4.6.2. Modeling by thermal/electrical analogy -- 4.7. Hybrid electricity storage device: the LIC (Lithium Ion Capacitor) -- 4.8. Exercises - statements -- Chapter 5. Electrochemical Accumulators -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Lead accumulators -- 5.2.1. Operational principle -- 5.2.2. Advantages and disadvantages to this technology -- 5.3. Nickel accumulators -- 5.3.1. Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-Cd) accumulator -- 5.3.2. Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) accumulator -- 5.3.3. Nickel-Zinc accumulator -- 5.4. Lithium accumulators -- 5.4.1. Why lithium? -- 5.4.2. Principle of their function -- 5.4.3. Advantages and disadvantages to these technologies -- 5.4.4. Lithium-ion technology -- 5.4.5. Lithium-metal-polymer technology -- 5.4.6. Other technologies -- 5.5. Characteristics of an accumulator or battery -- 5.5.1. Capacity -- 5.5.2. Internal resistance -- 5.5.3. Voltages -- 5.5.4. Energy -- 5.5.5. State of charge of a battery -- 5.6. Modeling of a battery -- 5.6.1. Thévenin model -- 5.6.2. Improved Thévenin model -- 5.6.3. FreedomCar model -- 5.7. Aging of batteries -- 5.8. Exercises -- Chapter 6. Hybrid Electrical System -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Definitions -- 6.2.1. General points -- 6.2.2. Particular case of a hybrid electric vehicle -- 6.2.3. Hybrid electric system -- 6.3. Advantages to hybridization -- 6.3.1. Ragone plot -- 6.3.2. Different types of energy? -- 6.3.3. Taking account of non-energy-related criteria in the choice of a hybrid electricity storage solution -- 6.4. Management of the energy flows in a hybrid system -- 6.4.1. Optimization-based strategies -- 6.4.2. Rule-based strategies -- 6.4.3. Criteria for the supervision of the energy flows.

6.5. Example of application in the domain of transport: the ECCE platform (Evaluation des Composants d'une Chaine de traction Electrique - Evaluation of the Components in an Electric Powertrain) -- 6.6. Corrected exercises -- 6.6.1. Ragone plot of an ideal battery -- 6.6.2. Ragone plot of an ideal capacitor -- 6.6.3. Design of an electric vehicle -- 6.6.4. Energy management in an electric vehicle -- Bibliography -- Index.