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A complete all-in-one reference on the important interdisciplinary topic of Battery Systems Engineering Focusing on the interdisciplinary area of battery systems engineering, this book provides the background, models, solution techniques, and systems theory that are necessary for the development of advanced battery management systems. It covers the topic from the perspective of basic electrochemistry as well as systems engineering topics and provides a basis for battery modeling for system engineering of electric and hybrid electric vehicle platforms. This original approach gives a useful overview for systems engineers in chemical, mechanical, electrical, or aerospace engineering who are interested in learning more about batteries and how to use them effectively. Chemists, material scientists, and mathematical modelers can also benefit from this book by learning how their expertise affects battery management. Approaches a topic which has experienced phenomenal growth in recent years Topics covered include: Electrochemistry; Governing Equations; Discretization Methods; System Response and Battery Management Systems Include tables, illustrations, photographs, graphs, worked examples, homework problems, and references, to thoroughly illustrate key material Ideal for engineers working in the mechanical, electrical, and chemical fields as well as graduate students in these areas A valuable resource for Scientists and Engineers working in the battery or electric vehicle industries, Graduate students in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemical engineering.

Topics in Number 49 include: • In-depth review of the durability issues in PEFCs • Understanding and mitigation of degradation in the polymer membrane and electrocatalyst • Summary of experimental diagnostics and modeling studies of cold start • Methods for distributed diagnostics of species, temperature and current in PEFCs • The operational principles of neutron radiography for in-situ visualization of liquid water distribution • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique for visualization of water in PEFCs and tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) for measurement of water vapor concentration • Liquid water transport in porous DM due to capillarity • Meso-scale modeling of two-phase transport • The atomistic simulations of electrochemical reactions on ectrocatalysts and the transport of protons through the polymer electrolyte From reviews of previous volumes: “This long-standing series continues its tradition of offering high quality reviews of established and emerging subject areas, together with the less common aspects of electrochemical science... [and]... deserves a place in electrochemistry libraries and should prove useful to electrochemists and related workers.” —Chemistry and Industry “Continues the valuable service that has been rendered by the Modern Aspects series.” —Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry “Will definitely be of much use to researchers in the field of electrochemistry.... The editors of this well-produced volume deserve all appreciation for maintaining the excellent standard of the series.” —Bulletin of Electrochemistry “Extremely well-referenced and very readable.... Maintains the overall high standards of the series.” —Journal of the American Chemical Society