Open AccessCenter for Renewable Energy and Alternative Transportation Technologies (CREATT)
Author(s) -
Thomas J. Mackin
Publication year - 2012
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/1055212
Subject(s) - renewable energy , energy storage , battery (electricity) , compressed air energy storage , energy management , engineering , systems engineering , energy engineering , automotive engineering , environmental economics , energy (signal processing) , electrical engineering , power (physics) , statistics , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , economics
The Center for Renewable Energy and Alternative Transportation Technologies (CREATT) was established to advance the state of the art in knowledge and education on critical technologies that support a renewable energy future. Our research and education efforts have focused on alternative energy systems, energy storage systems, and research on battery and hybrid energy storage systems.This report details the Center's progress in the following specific areas: Development of a battery laboratory; Development of a demonstration system for compressed air energy storage; Development of electric propulsion test systems; Battery storage systems; Thermal management of battery packs; and Construction of a micro-grid to support real-world performance monitoring of a renewable energy system