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SUMMARY:Energy Storage Systems for Transportation and Grid Applications
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DESCRIPTION:Dr Lucia Gauchia\, McMaster University\, CA\nBio: Dr. Lucia Ga
 uchia received the Industrial Engineering Degree in 2005 and the PhD degre
 e in Electrical\, Electronic and Automatic Engineering in December 2009 fr
 om the University Carlos III of Madrid (Spain). She is currently a Postdoc
 toral Research Associate at McMaster University (Canada)\, working in the 
 Canada Excellence Research Chair in Hybrid Powertrain in the Electrical an
 d Computer Engineering Department as well as in the Green Auto Powertrains
  Program in the Mechanical Engineering Department. Her research interests 
 are focused on the testing\, modeling and energy management of energy stor
 age systems and fuel cells\, in both transport and stationary applications
 .\nGlobal energy policies are turning towards sustainable energy generatio
 n\, which are less fossil fuel dependant and present reduced or none pollu
 tant emissions. This implies the increase of intermittent energies such as
  wind or solar in grid applications and the downsizing or substitution of 
 internal combustion engines by energy storage in transport applications. A
 nd it opens a completely and unique opportunity towards grid and vehicle i
 nteraction. In both cases energy storage systems\, e.g. batteries\, play a
  key role in the consolidation of renewable energies and vehicle electrifi
 cation. However\, energy storage systems first have to overcome important 
 challenges related to\, among others\, energy and power density\, safety a
 nd price.\nThis seminar will review the role of energy storage systems in 
 grid and vehicle applications\, and the different available technologies. 
 To be able to integrate energy storage systems as part of the grid or the 
 vehicle propulsion system\, it is first necessary to be able to predict it
 s behavior and ageing. Its behavior is highly complex due to the chemical 
 reactions that take place and its evolution due to cycling\, temperature\,
  etc. It is therefore relevant to be able to test and simulate energy stor
 age systems to study how the load expectations impact the energy storage p
 erformance as well as assess the impact of the expected energy storage ope
 ration on the application. Therefore\, this seminar will focus on the test
 ing\, modeling and real-time simulation of energy storage systems\, partic
 ularly lithium-ion and ultracapacitors. Experimental results will be prese
 nted\, as well as a discussion on future research on energy storage.
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