Battery Fundamentals
In the area "Battery Manufacturing"
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- Theory
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Table of Contents
Objectives
Objective | Minimum Expected Coverage |
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Understand battery functions, materials, classifications and capacity |
Raw materials used in battery manufacture, pros and cons of batteries, battery classifications and uses, energy and power density, calendar life and cycle life |
Understand battery structures |
Types and applications of cells, components, dry and wet cells |
Understand battery conditioning, charge cycles and configurations |
Charging and discharging operations, series and parallel configurations, cell matching |
Understand battery cell chemistry advantages and disadvantages |
Lead acid, Nickel Cadmium, Nickel Metal Hydride, lithium-ion |
Notes
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EAL RQF: Level 3 under development
Qualifications
Help me find a qualification or awarding body Help me convert my course to a qualification I'd like to add our qualificationTitle | Level | Description | Link |
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Battery Manufacturing Technician | RQF:Level 3 | Prepare for and conduct processes in one stage of cell or battery manufacture. |
View Apprenticeship |
Introduction to Battery Manufacturing and Working with Batteries | RQF:Level 2 | Support the level 2 knowledge requirements for those working in the battery manufacturing industry and throughout the supply chain. Essential knowledge and understanding of how batteries are manufactured, assembled and used. Role of batteries in energy storage, driving renewable energy use, enabling decarbonisation and contributing to net zero goals. Safety, effective communication, and maintaining quality standards when working with batteries. |
EAL Level 2 Award in Introduction to Battery Manufacturing and Working with Batteries |
Courses
Help me find a training provider I'd like to add our courses to this CSSTitle | Full coverage? | Description | Link |
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Introduction to Battery Manufacturing | ✅ Full | An introduction to battery manufacture and use and the essential role battery storage plays as part of Net Zero the movement away from fossil fuels to renewable or low carbon energy. |
UKBIC Training Course |
Introduction to EV Propulsion - Batteries | Partial | This course provides delegates with information on the various types of batteries used in propulsion systems and their integration into modules and packs. The content also includes a review of state-of-the-art systems and is supported by industry case studies. When combined with their Introduction to Electrochemistry unit, it covers the requirements of the Battery Fundamentals Common Set of Skills. The course can be delivered online, face-to-face or in a pre-recorded format. |
Penn Engineered Solutions training course |
Introduction to Electrochemistry | Partial | This course provides delegates with information covering the fundamentals of electrochemistry, typical terminology and battery classification. When combined with their Introduction to EV Propulsion – Batteries unit, it covers the requirements of the Battery Fundamentals Common Set of Skills. The course can be delivered online, face-to-face or in a pre-recorded format. |
Penn Engineered Solutions training course |
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