1. Benjamin Hsiao Director Center for Integrated Electric Energy Systems Stony Brook University

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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 ( nm)
Time-resolved Photoluminescence ( nm)
Time-Resolved Photoluminescence in UV-VIS ( nm)) and NIR ( nm)

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Island Pyrochemical
Industries:
Chemical manufacturer

10. Unique Technical Services:
Power electronics developer

11. National Grid:
Utility Provider

12. Energy IT:
Grid software developer