Monitoring innovation in electrochemical energy storage technologies: A patent-based approach

Applied Energy

Volumn 137, Issue , 2015, Pages 537-544

  Mueller, Simon C ^a   Sandner, Philipp G ^a   Welpe, Isabell M ^a  

^a TUM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alkaline; Battery; Electrochemical energy storage; Lithium; Patent; Regenerative fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ENERGY STORAGE; FUEL STORAGE; LITHIUM; REGENERATIVE FUEL CELLS; SECONDARY BATTERIES;

ALKALINE; BATTERY; COMPETING TECHNOLOGIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE; ELECTROCHEMICAL STORAGE; PATENT; PATENT CLASSIFICATIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATABASE; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FUEL CELL; FUTURE PROSPECT; INNOVATION; LITHIUM; STATISTICAL DATA; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84912065484     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.06.082     Document Type: Article

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