Electrochemical Energy Systems
MIT OpenCourseWare offers this advanced course on the principles and mathematical models behind electrochemical energy conversion and storage. Lectures and problem sets cover equivalent circuits, thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, transport phenomena, electrostatics, porous media, and phase transformations. Students apply these models to real devices, including batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors, and electrokinetic systems. The course is aimed at students who already have a background in chemical engineering or a related field and want a rigorous, quantitative treatment of how these energy systems actually work rather than a conceptual overview. Materials are published under a Creative Commons license and free to access, following MIT OpenCourseWare's standard format of lecture notes, assignments, and, where available, exams with no certificate offered.