Benjamin Hsiao Director Center for Integrated Electric Energy Systems Stony Brook University
Electric Grid Technology Energy Storage Technology Center for Integrated Electric Energy Systems Stony Brook University Electric Grid Technology Distribution System Modeling Distribution Automation Integration with Existing Distribution Grid Energy Storage Technology New Electrochemistries New Materials Testing of Grid Scale Storage Devices Power electronics developers and grid integrators: Testbeds for system development: including large scale renewable sources and energy storage Evaluation of battery management system Digital modeling of smart grids and distributed generation sites Chemical companies and new materials startups: Energy-related material characterization and development Development and validation of new battery chemistries for stationary, mobile and wearable energy storage
LARGE FEDERAL FACILITIES National Synchrotron Light Source Beam line for in-situ analysis of battery operation High-resolution structure analysis Northeast Solar Energy Research Center (NSERC) 1.0 MW power for testing utility-scale inverters System voltage level of 1,000V Connected to BNL electrical distribution system Center for Functional Nanomaterials Class 100 clean room, e-beam lithography Advanced surface and structure analysis tools Soft, bio-inspired material synthesis
LARGE FEDERAL FACILITIES: CENTER FOR FUNCTIONAL NANOMATERIALS Surface probes Atomic-resolution surface microscopy Elevated-pressure and flow-reactor scanning probe microscopy on model catalysts Low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy Nano-fabrication Electron Beam Lithography Optical Lithography Karl Suss MA6 Mask Aligner Focused Ion Beam (FIB) system Advanced spectroscopy Time-Resolved Imaging in UV-VIS (400-1100nm) Time-resolved Photoluminescence (800-1750nm) Time-Resolved Photoluminescence in UV-VIS (400-859nm)) and NIR (800-1750nm)
Colloidal Dynamics: Zeta Probe IN-HOUSE ENRGY STORAGE DEVELOPMENT FACILITY Elemental analysis: Spectroscopy to map surfaces: Thermal stability testing: Battery test capability: Cycling, variety of voltage limits and currents are available Temperature control Pulse type testing Thermo Fisher Scientific ATR-IR Spectrometer Quantachrome surface Area And pore size analyzer PELCO easiGlow (Discharge Cleaning System) Freeze-Dryer
Colloidal Dynamics: Zeta Probe IN-HOUSE STRUCTURE ANALYSIS X-RAY diffraction, both single crystal and powder Raman spectroscopy FTIR Mass spectroscopy Visible and infrared spectroscopy Thermo Fisher Scientific ATR-IR Spectrometer Rigaku PXRD diffractometer Single Crystal X-ray diffractometer Agilent mass spectrometer
IN-HOUSE MICROSCPY FACILITY FOCUSED ION BEAM-SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (FIB-SEM) ZEISS Crossbeam 340 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE WITH HYSITRON ATTACHMENT Bruker Dimension ICON TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (TEM) JEOL JEM 1400
THERMOMECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION IN-HOUSE THERMO-MECHANICAL TESTING FACILITY Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA, TA Q50): Temp. range: ambient+5~1000oC Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC, TA Q2000): Temp. range: -90~550oC Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA, TA Q800): Temp. range: -145~600oC Thermal Conductivity Meter (DTC-300): Temp. range: -20~300oC; Thermal conductivity range: 0.1~40 W/mK
Island Pyrochemical Industries: Chemical manufacturer
Unique Technical Services: Power electronics developer
National Grid: Utility Provider
Energy IT: Grid software developer