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Battery Technician Program Microcredential
Join our interactive 10-week online program of seven courses which will provide you with a solid conceptual foundation in batteries, storage systems, and their diverse applications, safety and end-of-life and recycling. In this program you have access to in-person labs at SUNY Broome for hands-on experience. After successful completion of the program, you earn the NENY Battery Technician digital badge, which provides you with a micro-credential verified by Binghamton University.
Courses in the Battery Technician Program
These courses are also offered individually through our course catalog.
Course 1: Battery Types and Functions
In this course, you will be introduced to the basic definitions and classifications of batteries. You will examine a sampling of the current most popular batteries we use daily, see the basic chemical composition of a battery, and understand the advantages and disadvantages of each type of battery.
Course 2: Basic Technical Battery Characteristics
This course introduces you to the basic vocabulary and technical characteristics of a battery. Course topics include:
- Vocabulary of Energy Storage in Batteries
- Battery Capacity and Energy
- The Importance of Battery Testing
- Battery Definitions, Datasheets, and Characteristics
Course 3: Battery Modules, Packs and Systems
This course shows how to distinguish the components of a Battery system. Topics include:
- Series-Parallel Connection
- Components of a Battery System
- Introduction to Battery Management Systems
- Battery Management Systems Topologies
Course 4: Safety and Regulation
This course focuses on the norms and standards for stationary and mobile battery applications. Topics included in this course:
- Battery Storage and Climate Change: Policies, Standards, Incentives
- Battery Standards and Regulations
- Functional Safety and Security
Course 5: Energy Storage Stationary Applications
This course presents the main customer benefits of home energy storage systems and describes examples of grid integration services of energy storage systems.
- Flexibility Needs and the Role of Battery Storage
- A Closer Look into Battery Storage Technologies
- Grid-Scale Application Battery Storage
- Behind-the-Meter Battery Storage Application
- Benefits of Storage Facilities at Home
- Benefits and Challenges of Local Grids
- Local Energy Storage to Manage Increasing Need of EV Charging
- Home Storage Part 1
- Application Example: Home Battery Storage Systems
- Home Storage Part 2
Course 6: Mobile and Consumer Electronics Applications
This course digs into the main mobile applications and small electrical devices. Topics covered in this course include:
- Battery for Electric Vehicles – Price Development and Trends of Use
- Electrical Drives in Transportation: Overview of Technologies
- Charging Infrastructure
- Battery Storage Application in Mobility
- Battery Powered Consumer Electronics
- Application Example: Energy Efficiency of a USB Power Bank
Course 7: End of Life, Second Life and Recycling
In this course, you will learn how to dismantle a battery pack, how and why we reuse batteries, and gain an in-depth look at the physical and chemical processes involved in battery recycling. Topics covered in this course include:
- Dismantling a Battery Pack
- Reuse of Batteries
- EV batteries for Stationary Energy Storage
- Battery Recycling-General Overview
- Battery Recycling-Physical Processing
- Battery Recycling-Hydrometallurgical Processing
Expert level microcredential
Battery Management, Connection and Control (Beta)
This interactive 10-week program of six courses starts with a deep dive into power conversion systems that connect storage systems to smart grids and consumers. It explores Battery Management Systems (BMS), the masterminds behind battery packs, and the critical parameters that BMS can control. Learners will discover how to use battery testing and operation simulation to predict real-world in-service behavior.
Courses in the Battery Management, Connection and Control Program
These courses will soon be offered individually through our course catalog.
Course 1: Power Electronic Converters
- Business Modelling in the Energy Sector
- The Business Model Canvas Framework
- Drivers for Business Model Innovation
- Business Models: A Network-Level Perspective
- Business Models: A Service-Level Perspective
- Challenges Changing Business Model
- The Business Model as a Strategic Tool
Course 2: Power Conversion and Efficiency in Battery Systems
- Behind-the-Meter Application
- Benefits of Storage Facilities at Home
- Behind-the-Meter Storage in Apartments and Villas
- Behind-the-Meter Storage Impacts in Network Operators
- Benefits and Challenges of Local Grids
- Local Energy Storage to Manage the Increasing Need for EV Charging
Course 3: Power Electronics and Grid Connection
In this short course, you will explore the main battery storage technology groups. We will dig a bit deeper into four different battery storage applications: grid-scale, behind-the-meter, off-grid battery storage and electromobility. For these applications, you will also relate existing barriers and drivers in the market to business solutions. Topics covered in this course include:
- A Closer Look Into Battery Storage Technologies
- Grid-scale Application Battery Storage
- Behind-the-meter Battery Storage Application
- Battery Storage Application at Off-grid
- Battery Storage Application in Mobility
Course 4: Battery Management Systems
- Introduction to Battery Management Systems
- Battery Management Systems Topologies
- Battery Management Systems Components and Requirements
- Functional Safety and Security
- State of Charge Estimation
- State of Health Estimation
- Battery Cell Balancing
Course 5: Battery Testing
- The Importance of Battery Testing
- Battery Definitions, Datasheets, and Characteristics
- Battery Standards and Regulations
- Electrical, Thermal and Mechanical Tests
- Battery Laboratory and Battery Testing Equipment
- Battery Testing Procedures and Examples
- Battery Analysis – From Raw Data to Specific Battery Parameters
- Battery Modelling at Cell and Pack Level
Course 6: Modeling, Control and Simulation of Batteries
This course digs into the main mobile applications and small electrical devices. Topics covered in this course include:
- Battery for Electric Vehicles – Price Development and Trends of Use
- Electrical Drives in Transportation: Overview of Technologies
- Charging Infrastructure
- Battery Storage Application in Mobility
- Battery Powered Consumer Electronics
- Application Example: Energy Efficiency of a USB Power Bank
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Explore Career Pathways in the Battery Value Chain
No matter your experience in the energy storage or battery technology industry there is a path for you at the NENY Battery Academy. Learn more below about each stage of the battery value chain including careers in those areas and what programs you can take to break into this industry.
- Chemistries and Components
- Cells and Modules
- Packs and Systems
- Applications and Original Equipment Manufacturer
- Materials and Recycling
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