Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Battery Manufacturing: Trends in Battery Engineering
EIT Manufacturing
The course covered topics including different applications of the batteries, Li-ion battery technology, battery storage technologies, Lithium-ion and flow batteries, Lead acid batteries and supercapacitors, battery sustainability – importance of resource extraction and Second-Life, recycling technologies for Lithium-ion batteries, general concept of Life Cycle Assessment, special processes of cell manufacturing, battery welding and hybrid thermography inspection.
3 weeks, 2 hours per week
Dr. Paola Fantini
EIT Manufacturing Director of Education
EIT Manufacturing
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explain current trends in battery manufacturing.
- Describe the manufacturing process of a battery cell.
- Describe battery safety issues (Short-circuit, Thermal runway and Thermal Propagation).
- Explore different applications of batteries.
- Describe several technical characteristics of Storage Technologies.
- Describe the basic functioning of lithium-ion batteries, their pros and cons.
- Explain the basic functioning of flow batteries, their pros and cons.
- Explain the basic functioning of supercapacitors, their pros and cons.
- Explain the basic functioning of lead acid batteries, their pros and cons.
- Identify the advantages of Li-ion batteries for Electric Vehicles.
- Explain pros and cons of the electrodes used in Li-ion batteries.
- Describe EV Battery Sustainability – Importance of Resource Extraction and Second-life.
- Explain recycling technologies for Lithium-ion batteries.
- Summarize General Concept of Life Cycle Assessment.
- Identify CO2e hot spots in battery production.
Syllabus
- Batteries for Electric Vehicles
- Battery Storage Technologies
- Battery Lifecycle
- Recycling of Batteries
- Special Processes and Equipment
- Safety Issues
Issued on 30th December 2020
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