ELECT 133 - Introduction to Battery Technology

Credits: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3
Description: Understanding batteries in today’s commercial applications is becoming increasingly important. Batteries provide a means of storing energy for use in portable electronic devices ranging from personal entertainment to advanced medical, industrial applications, as well as a means to reduce emissions in electric and hybrid electric vehicles. The need to derive energy from solar, wind and other renewable forms of energy and store it underscores the importance of advanced energy storage solutions to the emerging global economy. This course will cover the principles and operation of batteries. The contrast between secondary and primary batteries will be studied. Specialized battery systems as well as fuel cells will also be covered.

Prerequisites: None.
Corequisites: None.
Recommended: None.

Course Category: Occupational
This Course is Typically Offered: As Needed
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Course Competencies

Explain Primary Batteries as electrical components.
Explain Secondary Batteries as electrical components.
Validate mathematical models of Primary Batteries.
Validate mathematical models of Secondary Batteries.
Construct Series Battery circuits.
Construct Parallel Battery circuits.
Measure electrical magnitudes Primary Batteries.
Measure electrical magnitudes of Secondary Batteries.
Validate practical Battery applications.