Weiterbildung Battery Management Connection and Control

Module 1 - Introduction to Power Electronic Converters

• The need for power conversion
• Principles of switched power converters
• Types of switched power converters
• Conversion Losses and Efficiency

Module 2 - Power conversion and Efficiency in Battery Systems

• Battery Capacity and Energy
• Battery Losses and Efficiency
• Power Electronic Interfaces for Batteries
• Total System Energy Efficiency in Battery Applications
• Application Example: Energy Efficiency of a USB Power Bank
• Application Example: Home Battery Storage Systems
• Application Example: Wireless charging
• Business example

Module 3 - Power Electronics and Grid Connection

• Power conversion steps in PCSs for batteries
• Operating basis of DC-DC buck converters
• Operating basis of DC-DC boost converters
• Functionalities for power inverters
• Current and voltage related constraints while designing PCSs for batteries
• Application fields for battery solutions                                                                                                                  

Module 4 - Battery Management Systems

• Introduction to Battery Management Systems
• Battery Management Systems Topologies
• Battery Management Systems Components and Requirements
• Functional Safety and Security
• State of Charge estimation
• State of Health estimation
• Battery cell balancing                                                                                                                                                 

Module 5 - Battery Testing

• The importance of battery testing                
• Battery definitions, datasheets and characteristics
• Battery Standards and Regulations
• Electrical, Thermal and Mechanical tests
• Battery laboratory and battery testing equipment
• Battery testing procedures and examples
• Battery analysis - From raw data to specific battery parameters
• Battery modelling at cell and pack level                                                                                                                 

Module 6 - Modelling, control and simulation of batteries

• Discharge curves
• Equivalent electrical circuits modelling battery cells
• Identification of parameters from datasheets
• Modelling of DC-DC converters and batteries for control purposes
• Tuning of battery voltage controller
• Tuning of battery current controller