Faculty of Mechanical Engineering · Mechatronics Engineering
TESS-GTransportation Electrification and Smart Systems Group
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Energy systems

Photovoltaics, hybrid storage and energy conversion across mobile and stationary systems.

Approaches

Equivalent-circuit modelling · Converter design · Energy analysis

An editorial grouping based on publication topics; it is not a claim of available equipment or current project funding.

Inside the research

Understanding energy in flow

01 / Cell behaviour

A useful battery model turns electrochemical behaviour into something engineers can analyse at system level.

System studies need a tractable representation of a flow battery’s electrical behaviour.

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Trace the evidence

One topic, four clear steps

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Research explained

Illustrations help explain the topic; publications and reports remain the evidence.

Concept illustration of two electrolyte tanks connected to a flow-battery cell stackConcept illustration · not a project photograph
Vanadium redox flow battery / 2023Editorial explanation · AVESİS publication

Understanding energy in flow

A useful battery model turns electrochemical behaviour into something engineers can analyse at system level.

  1. 01 / The question

    System studies need a tractable representation of a flow battery’s electrical behaviour.

  2. 02 / The approach

    The cited study develops a comprehensive equivalent-circuit model for an all-vanadium redox flow battery.

  3. 03 / The record

    2023 AVESİS-listed publication; see the original record for model formulation and validation.

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Concept illustration of a generic energy-storage enclosure in a polar landscapeConcept illustration · not a project photograph
Institutionally documented project / 2023–2024Institutional project record

Energy storage for polar conditions

What should an energy storage system consider when designed for polar conditions?

  1. 01 / The question

    Cold, remote environments motivate a dedicated energy-storage design question.

  2. 02 / The approach

    The published project objective is to develop an energy storage system adapted to polar conditions.

  3. 03 / The record

    YTÜ 2023–2024 institutional activity reports identify the project and principal investigator; performance is not claimed here.

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