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/
Mini project reports
Superconducting magnetic energy storage system – commercialisation and marketing challenges (PDF, 790KB)
Clive Shaw
Feasibility of energy storage for enabling micro-grids
Hannes Krueger
Complex impedance measurement device for alkaline batteries including constant current discharge unit (PDF, 1.7MB)
Izgun Gunsal
An analysis of a solar thermal heating system at Blacklake Farm (PDF, 1.2MB)
Jake Entwistle
Cost and value of storage in the UK market (PDF, 827KB)
Laura Wheatcroft
Cost and value of storage in the UK Market
Laurie Middlemiss
Electrochemical atomic force microscopy of electroactive surfaces (PDF, 842KB)
Luke Price
Relationship between technical solutions, commercial drivers and legislative environment (PDF, 1.3MB)
Michael Dong
CubeSat: the need for more power to realise telecommunications (PDF, 226KB)
Peter Bugryniec
Investigation into the time resolution needed for techno-economic modelling of home battery systems (PDF, 2.4MB)
Susan Sun
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