Date: 24th February 2016

Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM IST

Theme: Energy storage System Growth and Challenges

. (Safety Requirements and Standards)

Batteries in portable equipment has grown significantly and this growth has entered emerging

markets such as the electric vehicle and stationary energy storage systems. Although most of the

former applications use lithium-ion batteries, the stationary ESS can vary over a range of battery

chemistries from flow batteries to lithium-ion to sodium-sulfur batteries. Hence, challenges exist in

determining safe designs as well as relevant methods to handle catastrophic hazards associated with

each of these chemistries.

A discussion on the various chemistry options for ESS, the challenges faced for each of the chemistries,

the knowns and the unknowns as well as the uniqueness of test facilities required to certify the ESS

can be carried out.

Speakers Bio:

Dr. Judy Jeevarajan – Research Director - Electrochemical Safety, UL

Dr. Judy Jeevarajan works at Underwriters Laboratories Inc., as a Research Director

for Electrochemical Safety with battery safety asher area of specialization. She has worked in the area

of batteries for more than 18 years with a primary focus on the lithium-ion chemistry. She had worked

on-site at NASA-Johnson Space Center in Houston since 1998. At NASA, she was the Group Lead for

Battery Safety and Advanced Technology at NASA-JSC. Before becoming a civil servant at NASA in

2003, she worked for Lockheed Martin Space Operations. She has a M.S. in Chemistry from the

University of Notre Dame (’91) and she graduated with a Ph.D. in Chemistry (Electrochemistry) from

the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa in 1995. Dr. Jeevarajan worked for a small business company

in College Station, TX for a year immediately after completion of graduate work. Following this, she

worked for a year as a post-doctoral fellow at Texas A&M University on NASA projects. At NASA, Dr.

Jeevarajan not only represented the battery group at all the NASA safety panels but also led the

advanced battery technology work with a special focus on the safety improvements. Dr. Jeevarajan

serves in the Technical Working Group for standards organizations such as Underwriter’s

Laboratories, SAE, RTCA and IEC/ANSI and is currently leading an effort under AIAA to write a space

safety standard for battery systems. She has written two book chapters, one on battery safety that

was published in 2009 and a second one on commercial li-ion cell safety, published in January 2014.

Dr. Jeevarajan supported the Boeing 787 Investigation as a member of a Non-Advocate Review panel

as well as an advisory member to the FAA and also supported an NTSB informational forum on li-ion

batteries. Dr. Jeevarajan is also Co-Chairing a Battery Safety Council with the NTSB that meets twice a

year on an invitation-only basis and brings together several sectors that includes battery experts and

users to understand the safety issues facing the battery industry. Dr. Jeevarajan has made more than

100 presentations at conferences and has won numerous NASA awards with the NASA Exceptional

Service Medal and the NASA-NESC Engineering Excellence Award, being of noteworthy mention.

Dr. J. Thomas Chapin – UL Corporate Fellow, Vice President, Research Underwriters Laboratories Inc

Dr. J. Thomas Chapin is the Vice President, Research at Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL). Tom

is a UL William Henry Merrill Society Corporate Fellow and Chairman of the UL Fire Council since

2001. Tom managed UL’s Corporate research activities related to UL standards, testing and

certification and surveillance services related to UL’s 20,000 product categories. He now focuses

on emerging technologies, safety trends, failure behavior and the evolving definition of safety. As

a trained materials scientist, Tom’s career has been dedicated to the study of polymer synthesis

and characterization, forensic studies, material processing, degradation, material aging and fire

behavior. Tom joined UL in 2001 after a 21-year career at AT&T Bell Laboratories and 3 years at

The Upjohn Co. He has 17 patents in telecommunication product and materials science. Tom has

made over 300 technical presentations at conferences and has in excess of 150 technical

publications in chemistry, materials and polymer science. He received his BS in Chemistry with

Honors in 1974 from the University of Connecticut and a Ph.D. in Polymer Science in 1977 from

the Institute of Materials Science at the University of Connecticut. Tom was the past international

chairman of the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) Technical Committee, TC 113 on

Nanotechnology Standardization for Electrical and Electronic Components and Subsystems.

Dr. P. C. Pant – Director/Scientist, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Govt. of

India

Ministry of New and Renewables Energy, Government of India from May 1988 – Present (27 years 7

months) Coordinator for International Training Activities at the National Institute of Solar Energy

under Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme (have organised 14 programmes with

315 participants from 73 countries so far).

Divisional Head for HRD, Training ,Innovative Projects and support to States activities in India

Conceptualised, developed and now steering National Solar Science Fellowship Programmes, National

Renewable Energy Fellowship Programme.

Project Officer at Non - Conventional Energy Development Agency from May 1984 – May 1988 (4 years 1 month) Planning, development and implementation of various renewable energy projects for rural, domestic, institutional and industry applications in various districts of UP, India.

Dr. Yashodhan Gokhale, Senior Consultant, Customized Energy Solutions

Dr. Yashodhan Gokhale is currently working as a Senior Consultant in Emerging Technology at

Customized Energy Solutions. Earlier, He was working as a Divisional Manager at Tata motors. Dr.

Gokhale is PhD Nanoscience with Chemical engineering graduate with 7+ years of research

experience, both academic and professional, in Germany and India, in the areas of Energy,

Nanomaterials and Lithium ion batteries. With Core Strength in the development and process

optimization of nano-based electrodes, in order to formulate high capacity anode, and high power

NMC and LMO cathodes, for lithium ion batteries and Gas diffusion electrode (GDE) for lithium air

batteries.

He has extensive hands-on technical experience in different research facilities such as glove box

systems, power supplies/cyclers, experimental test fixtures, and analytical instruments, which are

deployed by a successful lithium battery lab.

This is an IESA member only webinar, to attend the webinar email us at contact@indiaesa.info

Contact:

Debi Prasad Dash

Manager (communications & Member Relation)– India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA)

(www.indiaesa.info)

Senior Analyst – Financial Services, Customized Energy Solutions

(cell) +91 9699719818, (email) ddash@ces-ltd.com