
Introduction to Electrical Energy Storage Batteries, Chargers, and Applications
epd.wisc.edu/RA01351 See upcoming datesCourse Overview
In this course, you will:
- Understand batteries’ basic chemistry
- Identify the advantage and disadvantages of using alternative battery types
- Understand the figure of merits, energy, and power density limits of each electrical energy storage component type
- Examine battery testing standards, battery charging systems and state of charge measurement techniques
- Learn about hybrid systems using batteries
- Understand safety and second-life use of batteries
- Learn about a variety of applications such as automotive and grid-energy storage systems
Who Should Attend?
- Electrical engineers
- Mechanical engineers
- System engineers
- Project engineers
- Program managers
- Technical leaders
- System integrators
- Electric power generation and utility engineers
Course Outline
Introduction to Electrical Energy Storage
- Scope of energy storage needs and opportunities
- Technology overview and key disciplines
- Example applications and projects
Battery Background
- Common units of measure and common figures of merit
Electrochemistry
- Electrochemical vs. thermal energy sources
- Voltage and potential energy
- Reduction and oxidation
- Reduction potentials and electrochemical couples
- Electrochemical cell
Battery Construction
- Cell mechanical structure
- Resistance and polarization
- Electrode design
- Discharging and charging
Major Battery Chemistries
- Common batteries (lead acid, NiMH, li-ion, and others)
- Common battery metrics: performance comparison, power, and energy
- Densities, specific power, and specific energy of batteries with different chemistries
- Relative comparison of electrical energy storage technologies
Lead Acid Batteries
- Lead acid battery charge/discharge characteristics, pros/cons
Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries
- NiMH cell construction, applications, battery characteristics, pros/cons
- Li-Ion Batteries
- Lithium-ion cell reaction, construction, pouch cells, pros/cons
- Construction—can vs. flexible foil
- Typical charge/discharge characteristics
Battery System Integration
- Battery pack design considerations for performance
- Major battery sub-systems and typical schematic
- Smart battery control
- Cell balancing, balancing in action
- Safety and abuse considerations in batteries and cells
- Fault detection and management systems, battery protection systems
Analysis and Simulation of Batteries
- Equivalent circuit, electrochemical, thermal, and aging and life models
- Trends in simulation technology
Secondary Use, Recycling, and Disposal Issues of Batteries
- USABC requirements
- Possible markets
- Economic analysis of deploying used batteries
- Individual and synergistic applications and benefits
Battery Chargers
- Introduction to charger configurations and features
- Charger classes and performance characteristics
- Electronics, automotive, and industrial applications
Battery State Estimation
- State of charge (SOC), State of health (SOH), State of function (SOF)
Battery Standards and Testing
- Test equipment survey
- Testing by application
Safety
- Fundamental failure modes
- Standards for testing
- Role of failure modes and effects (FMEA) tools
- Protection techniques
Future Electrical Energy Storage Technology
- Current challenges
- Promising high power and energy battery technologies
- Future battery electric vehicle performance requirements
Current Research Update
- Electrochemistry, advanced materials, and battery systems and
- management research Automotive Battery Applications
- Degrees of vehicle electrification
- Battery size vs. application
- Battery performance and sizing—USABC
- DOE targets for vehicular energy storage systems
- Battery sizing factor (BSF)
- Static capacity and energy
Automotive Battery Application Performance
- Static capacity test
- Temperature and power performance
- Life and durability
- Battery cycling
- Drive profiles
Grid-Tied Energy Storage System Applications
- Sodium sulfur and redox flow battery based energy storage systems
- Fundamentals of sodium sulfur and redox flow battery systems
- Construction
- Properties and characteristics
- Grid interconnection and control topologies
Upcoming dates (1)
Introduction to Electrical Energy Storage Batteries, Chargers, and Applications
Location: Online
Course #: RA01351-C085
Fee: $1,695
epd.wisc.edu/RA01351
Fee
- $1,695
- Fee covers course materials and instruction. WEMPEC Discount: $200 off for WEMPEC Members. EPD will verify your affiliation.
Credit(s)
- CEU: 2
- PDH: 20
Schedule
- 4/19/2021 08:00AM - 02:30PM
- 4/20/2021 08:00AM - 02:30PM
- 4/21/2021 08:00AM - 02:30PM
- 4/22/2021 08:00AM - 02:30PM
Instructor(s)
Theodore Bohn, Oliver Gross, Thomas Jahns, Omer Onar, Bulent SarliogluLocation
This is an online course.Cancellation Policy
If you cannot attend, please notify us no later than one week before your course begins, and we will refund your fee. Cancellations received after this date and no-shows are subject to a $150 administrative fee. You may enroll a substitute at any time before the course starts.