Program Overview

This program explores the science, engineering, and application of advanced energy storage technologies used in electric mobility. Participants will develop a strong foundation in electrochemistry, battery systems, energy storage architectures, battery management systems, and emerging technologies that are shaping the future of sustainable transportation and energy ecosystems.

Key Topics Include:

Electrochemistry & Electrical Fundamentals: Understanding electrochemical principles, battery cell behaviour, Nernst equation, cell potentials, battery performance characteristics, electric circuits, and energy-power relationships.
Battery Systems for Electric Vehicles: Battery pack architecture, manufacturing processes, assembly techniques, battery chemistry selection, vehicle energy consumption estimation, battery sizing, charging systems, and thermal management.
Battery Management Systems (BMS): Exploring state of charge (SoC) estimation, state of health (SoH) monitoring, cell balancing techniques, diagnostics, safety functions, communication systems, charging control, and battery protection strategies.
Advanced Battery Technologies: Understanding the latest developments in lithium-ion technologies, solid-state batteries, graphene-based batteries, sodium-ion batteries, aluminium-air batteries, redox flow batteries, and other next-generation chemistries.
Alternative Energy Storage Solutions: Exploring ultracapacitors, hybrid energy storage systems, hydrogen-based mobility solutions, fuel cells, microturbines, and other emerging energy storage technologies.
Energy Infrastructure & Support Systems: EV charging technologies, battery swapping systems, energy infrastructure requirements, power quality considerations, and integration of energy storage into mobility ecosystems.
Battery Lifecycle & Sustainability: Battery repurposing, second-life applications, recycling technologies, regulatory frameworks, and sustainable approaches to energy storage management.

This program equips learners with a comprehensive understanding of conventional and emerging energy storage technologies, enabling them to evaluate, design, and implement advanced energy solutions for next-generation electric mobility applications.

Skills You Will Gain

Battery Technology & Electrochemistry

Battery Pack Design & Sizing

Battery Management Systems (BMS)

Advanced Energy Storage Technologies

Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Systems

Energy Infrastructure & Sustainability

Program Curriculum

Course 01: Basics of Electrochemistry & Electric Circuits

Module 01 - Electrochemistry - Nernst Equation, charging & discharging at half-cell level, Standard cell potentials, Electrochemical half-cell and cell, unit cell chemistries, unit specifications, Ragone plots, electric circuits, Kirchhoff’s laws and series-parallel configurations

Course 02: Electric Vehicle Application

Module 01 - EV battery pack specifications, battery manufacturing, assembly & packaging, vehicle energy consumption estimation, battery chemistry selection, energy v/s power batteries, pack sizing, charging and charger sizing, thermal & ageing aspects.

Course 03: Battery Management Systems

Module 01 - Basics of control systems, cell balancing - need and methods, operational sensitivities - ambient temperature, ingress protection, power and energy draw - continuous & peak, charging - slow & fast, Battery Management System functions - SoC estimation, SoH estimation, compensations & corrections, current thresholds, voltage thresholds, cell balancing control, communication and diagnostics, cooling systems, and charge control

Course 04: Energy Storage System Options

Module 01 - Li-Ion battery advancements (Solid State, Graphene, etc.), new battery chemistries (Na-Ion, Al-Air, Redox batteries, etc.), ultracapacitors & hybrid energy solutions, hydrogen (ICE, Microturbine, Fuel Cells, etc.), other energy storage options (flywheel, phase-change, pumped water, compressed air, etc.)

Program Instructor

Mr. Vikrant Vaidya
24+ years’ experience in global automotive design and product development on multiple EVs and Hybrid vehicle platforms, specialising in model-based design, calibration, testing, and system integration; a Six-Sigma Green Belt with 3 inventions in battery & hybrid electric vehicles. He earned his Master's degree in Energy Systems Engineering from the University of Michigan and his Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from Nagpur University.

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