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Foundations of Li-ion batteries, battery management systems

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Overview

A comprehensive course on getting you started with batteries and battery management systems with a practical approach

What you'll learn:
  • Foundations of lithium-ion batteries
  • Foundations of battery management
  • Foundations of electric vehicle batteries
  • Practical understanding of batteries and battery management systems

There are no pre-requisites to this course and no previous knowledge of Battery Technology or Battery Management Systems is needed.

  • Are you looking for a successful career in the Electric Vehicle / Battery Technology industry?

  • Are you a startup creating products and services for the EV / BMS industry?

  • Are you an established business in the EV industry looking to up-skill your staff?

  • Are you a university or college looking to train students for the EV industry?

  • Are you a student aspiring for a fulfilling career in the EV industry?



    HERE'S WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS COURSE

    MODULE 1 - WHAT IS A BMS, IS IT NECESSARY?

In this module, you will learn what a Battery Management System (BMS) is and why it is necessary in certain types of products.


  • Intuitively understand what is inside a BMS

  • What type of products need a BMS

  • Can you ship a product without a BMS

  • Do all battery types need a BMS

    MODULE 2 - DEEP DIVE INTO BMS HARDWARE AND IDENTIFYING COMPONENTS

  • What hardware sections are in a BMS

  • Dive into a BMS schematic to understand its components

  • How to identify the parts of a vehicle BMS

  • How to identify the parts of a stationary storage BMS

    MODULE 3 - HOW DOES THE BMS SOFTWARE WORK TOGETHER WITH THE HARDWARE

  • What is the difference between firmware, hardware and software

  • What role does software play in a BMS

  • How does the BMS firmware work with the hardware to measure voltage

  • How does the BMS firmware work with the hardware to measure current

  • How does the BMS firmware work with the hardware to measure temperature


    MODULE 4 - BMS TECHNOLOGY COMPLEXITY

  • What decides the rating of components in a BMS

  • Do all products have similar BMS

  • Failure mitigation mechanisms of a BMS

    MODULE 5 - DEBUGGING OF BMS SYSTEMS

  • Identifying failures in a BMS

  • Debugging hardware failures

  • Debugging firmware failures

  • Develop experience in failure analysis

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • BMS basics
  • Lithium-ion cell basics
  • Experiments with Lithium-ion cells
  • Power conditioning and filtering
  • BMS design - signal acquisition
  • Powering the BMS circuitry
  • Isolation
  • HVIL (High voltage interlock loop)
  • Precharge
  • Contactor control
  • Cell balancing

Taught by

Akshay Gill

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