Fundamentals of Batteries (Fundamental)

About this certification: 

Batteries are everywhere. Just look around you and you will have no difficulty in finding one in a portable device or electric vehicle. The threat of global warming and dramatic climate changes has put us on the fast-lane to decarbonization and has provided an extra boost for battery technology powered applications. 

So, how does a battery work? What are its main components? What are the most important parameters that we should know about a battery? What are the differences between state-of-the-art technologies? What future advances should we expect in this sector? These are some of the questions you will be able to answer by the end of this course. 

This certification is here to provide you with the fundamental knowledge and state-of-the-art insights into battery technologies. You will first get an introduction to the key role of batteries as a tool for energy storage. You will then explore the main components and parameters that characterize a battery. Next, you will dive deeper into the electrochemical phenomena that lie behind battery operation. Then, you will get a concise view of the different currently available battery technologies. Lastly, you will get a peek at the principal and emerging technologies that are poised to reshape the energy panorama.

This certification empowers you to:

• Summarize current battery technologies in terms of working principles and main characteristics  
• Understand the limitations of each technology based on their working principles 
• Predict the most suitable applications for each battery technology 
• Reflect on the challenges that each battery technology faces 
• Evaluate emerging, cutting-edge battery technologies and their potential applications 

Content hours: 21