Cohort two (2016–17)

Students

Michael Dong

Background: BSc Thermal Engineering, North China Electric Power University (2013), MSc Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Sheffield (2014)

Supervisor: Dr Solomon Brown, University of Sheffield

Sponsor: EDF

Project: How can energy storage add value in future smart urban planning and operation? With EDF Energy. Modelling a district network with grid and local generation, investigating scenarios of renewable generation and energy storage.

Peter Bugryniec

Background: MEng Mechanical Engineering, University of Manchester (2014)

Supervisor: Dr Solomon Brown, University of Sheffield

Project: Modelling thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries. Extending existing models of thermal runaway, simulating shutdown and meltdown to improve prediction of thermal runaway onset and safety.

Jake Entwistle

Background: MChem, University of Sheffield (2015)

Supervisor: Dr Sid Patwardhan, University of Sheffield

Project: Green routes to energy storage materials. Application of biologically inspired green methods in preparing energy storage materials for next generation Li-ion batteries via a sustainable manufacturing process.

Izgun Gunsal

Background: MEng Electrical Engineering, University of Sheffield (2015)

Supervisor: Professor David Stone, University of Sheffield

Project: Investigation of multilevel converters for battery energy storage and PV interfacing, designed for low voltage distribution networks. Design, build and test of an PV and battery integrated cascaded H-bridge converter capable of delivering high quality power with low harmonic distortion.

Hannes Krueger

Background: MEng Mechanical Engineering, University of Southampton (2015)

Supervisor: Professor Andrew Cruden, University of Southampton

Project: Vehicle-to-grid communications and aggregator control for support of electrified rail traffic. Addressing challenges regarding power flow and data management when using parked electric vehicles as distributed battery energy storage to support the power grid or enable brake energy recovery from nearby electric trains.

Luke Price

Background: MChem, University of Huddersfield (2013)

Supervisor: Dr Steve Ebbens, University of Sheffield

Project: Analysis of semiconducting surfaces using AFM. Development and analysis of an efficient photo-catalytic electrode through attachment of transition metal catalysts and photo-sensitizing molecules to semiconducting surfaces.

Susan Sun

Background: MPhys, University of Cambridge (2013), Design Engineer for Renishaw (2013–2015)

Supervisor: Dr Richard Wills and Professor Andrew Chipperfield, University of Southampton

Project: Integrating solar PV into smart grids using storage. Theoretical and experimental development of a cascaded H-bridge inverter to more effectively integrate PV and energy storage.

Laura Wheatcroft

Background: MEng Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London (2015)

Supervisor: Professor Beverley Inkson, University of Sheffield

Sponsor: Johnson Matthey

Project: Microstructural evolution of lithium-ion battery electrodes. With Johnson Matthey. Nanomaterials can be used to increase battery capacity but can suffer from structural changes during cycling. In-situ transition electron microscopy to understand the structural changes in electrodes during battery cycling.

Laurie Middlemiss

Background: MChem, University of Sheffield (2015)

Supervisor: Professor Tony West, University of Sheffield

Sponsor: Faradion

Project: Sodium-ion battery performance optimisation. With Faradion. Electro-chemical processes and mechanisms in Na-Ion batteries, identify the independent processes and optimising cell design to eliminate rate limiting steps.

Outputs

Publications

Pursuing safer batteries: thermal abuse of LiFePO4 cells. Peter Bugryniec, Denis Cumming and Solomon Brown, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Jonathan Davidson, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, The University of Sheffield.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.01.013

A review of magnesiothermic reduction of silica to porous silicon for lithium-ion battery applications and beyond. Jake Entwistle, Anthony Rennie and Siddharth Patwardhan, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, the University of Sheffield. doi: 10.1039/C8TA06370B
Review article, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2018, 6, 18344–18356.

Effects of market dynamics on the time-evolving price of second-life electric vehicle batteries. Susan Sun, Andrew J. Chipperfield, Mahdi Kiaee, Richard G A Wills, Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2018.06.012

Towards in-situ TEM for Li-ion battery research. Laura Wheatcroft, Beverley J Inkson, with Dogan Ozkaya and James Cookson, Johnson Matthey. Johnson Matthey Academic Conference 2017 and STFC Batteries Early Career Researchers Conference, 2017.

Calculating the MacMullin number of Li-ion battery separators at high temperatures. Peter Bugryniec, STFC Batteries Early Career Researchers Conference, 2017.

Achieving both economic and environmental objectives for a solar farm with co-located battery. Susan Sun, M Kiaee, A Cruden. First International Conference on Large-Scale Grid Integration of Renewable Energy in India.
http://regridintegrationindia.org/downloads/

Summer projects

Energy Storage Challenge – Sheffield Students (video)

Energy Storage Challenge – Southampton Students (video)

Recycling and life cycle analysis of aluminium-ion batteries (PDF, 209KB)
Clive Shaw

Energy storage for electric rail
Fred Vellacott

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) communications and controls (PDF, 344KB)
Hannes Krueger

Need Originals
Izgun Gunsal

Magnesiothermic reduction of silica for high capacity anodes in lithium-­ion batteries
Jake Entwistle

Microstructural evolution of Li-ion battery electrodes during calendaring
Laura Wheatcroft

Sodium-ion batteries and their performance optimisation
Laurie Middlemiss

Need originals
Luke Price

Need originals
Michael Dong

Modelling thermal runaway in lithium-Ion batteries
Peter Bugryniec

Theoretical and experimental review of a solar micro inverter development board
Susan Sun


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