Foundations Of Li-Ion Batteries, Battery Management Systems

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

Requirements
No prior experience is needed

Description
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 COURSEMODULE 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 BMSWhat type of products need a BMSCan you ship a product without a BMSDo all battery types need a BMSMODULE 2 – DEEP DIVE INTO BMS HARDWARE AND IDENTIFYING COMPONENTSWhat hardware sections are in a BMSDive into a BMS schematic to understand its componentsHow to identify the parts of a vehicle BMSHow to identify the parts of a stationary storage BMSMODULE 3 – HOW DOES THE BMS SOFTWARE WORK TOGETHER WITH THE HARDWAREWhat is the difference between firmware, hardware and softwareWhat role does software play in a BMSHow does the BMS firmware work with the hardware to measure voltageHow does the BMS firmware work with the hardware to measure currentHow does the BMS firmware work with the hardware to measure temperatureMODULE 4 – BMS TECHNOLOGY COMPLEXITYWhat decides the rating of components in a BMSDo all products have similar BMSFailure mitigation mechanisms of a BMSMODULE 5 – DEBUGGING OF BMS SYSTEMSIdentifying failures in a BMSDebugging hardware failuresDebugging firmware failuresDevelop experience in failure analysis

Overview
Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Battery Management Systems – why do we need them?

Lecture 2 Battery Managment Systems – what are they?

Section 2: BMS basics

Lecture 3 Overview of BMS – Part 1

Lecture 4 Overview of a BMS – part 2

Lecture 5 Overview of a BMS – part 3

Section 3: Lithium-ion cell basics

Lecture 6 Parameters that define a Lithium-ion cell

Lecture 7 What is inside a Lithium-ion cell

Lecture 8 Mechanical structure of a Lithium-ion cell

Section 4: Experiments with Lithium-ion cells

Lecture 9 Voltage of a cell

Lecture 10 Charging a Lithium-ion cell (Part 1)

Lecture 11 Charging a Lithium-ion cell (Part 2)

Lecture 12 Charging a Lithium-ion cell (Part 3)

Lecture 13 Charging a Lithium-ion cell (Part 4)

Section 5: Power conditioning and filtering

Lecture 14 Introduction to power conditioning

Lecture 15 How filtering is done

Lecture 16 Capacitive filtering

Lecture 17 Inductive filtering

Lecture 18 Diode filtering

Lecture 19 Noise characterization for EV homologation

Section 6: BMS design – signal acquisition

Lecture 20 Introduction to ICs used for signal acquisition

Lecture 21 Understanding IC functionality and pinouts from its datasheet

Lecture 22 Understanding schematics for signal acquisition

Section 7: Powering the BMS circuitry

Lecture 23 BMS power

Section 8: Isolation

Lecture 24 Understanding the importance of isolation

Lecture 25 Understanding voltage potential

Lecture 26 Calculation of isolation resistance

Lecture 27 Measurement of isolation in EVs

Section 9: HVIL (High voltage interlock loop)

Lecture 28 Understanding HVIL

Section 10: Precharge

Lecture 29 Understanding the need for pre-charging

Section 11: Contactor control

Lecture 30 What are contactors, how they are controlled and feedback circuits

Section 12: Cell balancing

Lecture 31 Why is balancing needed, passive vs active balancing

Students looking to get a job in the electric vehicle or battery industry,Professionals looking to get a job in the electric vehicle or battery industry