Battery Energy: Safety
Gain expertise in battery safety, management systems, and hazard response for renewable energy sectors.
Duration
3 weeksWeekly study
5 hoursLanguages
English, Italiano, EspañolEnglish, Italiano, Español
Battery Energy: Safety
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Enhance safety knowledge for lithium-ion and alternative batteries
As battery technologies reshape renewable energy and storage, safety, innovation, and risk management are becoming essential for workers and engineers alike.
This two-week course delivers a comprehensive introduction to battery chemistry, empowering diverse learners to make informed decisions as the sector rapidly changes.
You’ll discover how advanced research from Deakin University’s StorEnergy/Institute for Frontier Materials is applied to real-world problems, upskilling workforces and communities for Net Zero transitions.
Understand battery chemistry, materials, and hazard identification
Delve into the fundamentals of lithium-ion battery chemistry, exploring alternative battery types and their unique properties.
You’ll gain the ability to assess specifications, spot potential risks, and take part in safety-focused decision-making that supports emerging technologies and wider sector growth.
Explore Battery Management Systems (BMS), safety protocols, and recycling considerations
Unearth the essential role Battery Management Systems (BMS) play in maximising operational safety.
You’ll explore hands-on tools and techniques for maintaining batteries, including regular safety checks and the latest standards for risk mitigation in large-scale storage and solar platforms.
Learn to apply key safety principles to manage battery end-of-life risks for workplace safety and compliance.
Emergency response, industry best practices, and future trends
Develop confidence applying recommended actions during fire, chemical leak, or energy release events.
You’ll learn to reduce risk to personnel and property by anticipating failures and preparing for rapid intervention. Collaborating with teams to create national and global safety standards.
Syllabus
Week 1
Lithium-ion battery hazards
Let's get started
Meet your teaching team and other learners, and find key information about this course, including useful tips and links to help you get the most out of your learning.
Factors affecting battery safety
Gain an introduction to battery safety issues, including dangers from electrochemical, electrical, mechanical and thermal abuse.
Safety strategies
Learn about strategies to improve the safety of Li-ion batteries.
Weekly wrap
Reflect on the key ideas presented this week and find out what is coming up in Week 2.
Week 2
Battery management systems
Introduction to BMS
Gain an overview of BMS and their components.
BMS design for safety
Learn more about designing BMS to improve battery safety.
Consumer devices and energy storage systems
Learn about BMS in relation to portable devices and EVs, as well as energy storage systems (ESS).
Weekly wrap
Reflect on the key ideas presented this week and find out what is coming up in Week 3.
Week 3
Emergency response, recyling and future trends
Emergency response and failure identification
Learn about responding to battery safety incidents and identifying failures.
Safety in recycling
Explore safety precautions and processes for recycling Li-ion batteries.
Future trends in battery safety
Learn about the future of battery safety before wrapping up the course.
Course wrap
Reflect on what you’ve learnt over the duration of this course, and find out more about how to use your credential before considering the next steps of your learning journey.
Who is this accredited by?
The CPD Certification Service was established in 1996 and is the leading independent CPD accreditation institution operating across industry sectors to complement the CPD policies of professional and academic bodies.
Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Describe the different types of lithium-ion batteries and identify their associated hazards and what causes these hazards.
- Identify the characteristics of alternative battery chemistries and compare safety considerations in different battery applications.
- Recognise failures and prepare for emergency responses to battery incidents.
- Identify future trends in battery safety in relation to advances in materials, design, and emerging technologies that could impact safety.
- Apply key elements of safety to battery recycling and disposal
Who is the course for?
This course is ideal for engineers and professionals in battery energy storage, particularly for solar and renewables. It upskills diverse backgrounds for workforce transitions into emerging battery technology sectors.
Who will you learn with?
I’m an ARC Industry Fellow, Deakin University, advancing safer, greener, and more affordable energy storage technologies. I’m passionate about educating communities on the benefits of these devices.
I am a PhD candidate at Deakin University and work on electrochemistry and energy storage. My research is focused on the synthesis of advanced electrode materials for sodium-ion batteries.
Who developed the course?
Deakin University
Deakin University is one of Australia’s largest universities with more than 61,000 students and over 15,000 online.
Established
1974Location
Melbourne, AustraliaWorld ranking
Top 280Source: QS World University Rankings 2021
What's included?
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