Preface
About the Author
Acronyms/Abbreviations/Units/Conversions
Energy Storage Practitioner’s Toolbox
Energy Storage by Other Terms
Prologue
PART 1
THE BASICS
CHAPTER 1 THE GRAND CHALLENGE & THE 10-HOUR RULE
CHAPTER 2 AI & THE CONNECTED MINDSET
CHAPTER 3 FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICITY
Chapter 4 BATTERY TERMINOLOGY
PART 2
ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES
Chapter 5 LEAD-ACID STORAGE BATTERIES
Chapter 6 LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES
Chapter 7 FLOW BATTERIES
Chapter 8 ZINC BATTERIES
Chapter 9 SODIUM BATTERIES
Chapter 10 FLYWHEEL ENERGY
Chapter 11 COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY
Chapter 12 THERMAL ENERGY
Chapter 13 SUPERCAPACITORS
Chapter 14 Hydrogen Storage and Fuel Cells
Chapter 15 The Water Battery
Chapter 16 GEO-ENERGY
Chapter 17 GRAVITY BATTERIES
PART 3 PHYSICAL SECURITY & CYBERSECURITY OF ENERGY
Chapter 18 Energy Storage Security
Chapter 19 SCADA AND ENERGY
Chapter 20 SECURITY TECHNOLOGY AND HARDWARE
Glossary
Biography
Frank R. Spellman, Ph.D., is a retired assistant professor of environmental health at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, and the author of more than 160 books covering topics ranging from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to all areas of environmental science and occupational health. Many of his texts are readily available online, and several have been adopted for classroom use at major universities throughout the United States, Canada, China, Europe, South Korea, and Russia; two have been translated into Spanish for South American markets. He has been cited in more than 1,150 publications. He is a professional expert witness for three law groups and an incident/accident investigator for the U.S. Department of Justice and a northern Virginia law firm. In addition, he consults on homeland security vulnerability assessments for critical infrastructures, including water/wastewater facilities nationwide. He conducts nationwide pre-Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)/Environmental Protection Agency EPA audits. He receives frequent requests to co-author with well-recognized experts in several scientific fields; for example, he is a contributing author of the prestigious text The Engineering Handbook, 2nd ed. (CRC Press). He lectures on sewage treatment, water treatment, homeland security lectures, and safety topics throughout the country and teaches water/wastewater operator short courses at Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, Virginia). He holds a BA in Public Administration, a BS in Business Management, an MBA, and an MS and a PhD in Environmental Engineering.
