Online Course – Google Certified Professional Internship in Battery Management Systems, University of Colorado System

Learn how to model lithium-ion battery cells and how to use these models to manage battery systems. Get started now with battery management algorithms.

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קורס אונליין - התמחות מקצועית מוסמכת במערכות ניהול סוללות של Google

Professional Certificate

Intermediate level

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

Understanding the main functions of a battery management system
Knowledge about lithium-ion battery cells
Ability to measure the behavior of battery cells mathematically
Writing algorithms for assessing the state of charge
Writing algorithms for assessing health status
Writing algorithms for estimating remaining energy
Writing algorithms for estimating available power
Ability to balance cells in a battery pack
Experience working with code templates in Octave/MATLAB
Image of lithium-ion battery cells and battery packs

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

Battery Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Energy Systems Engineer
Algorithm developer
Energy data analyst
Battery Software Engineer
Battery Management Expert
Automated Systems Engineer
Software developer in the field of renewable energy
Mechanical Engineer with a specialization in batteries

Internship – a five-part course series

In this specialization, you will learn the main functions required of a battery management system, how lithium-ion battery cells work, how to measure their behavior mathematically, and how to write algorithms to evaluate:

Charge mode
Health status
Remaining energy
Available power

You will also learn how to balance cells in a battery pack.

Hands-on Learning Project

Learners will start with provided code templates (in Octave/MATLAB) to build their own code to simulate lithium-ion battery cells and battery packs, and evaluate:

Charge mode
Health status (capacity and resistance)
Remaining energy
Available power

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Introduction to Battery Management Systems

Course 1

Duration: 24 hours

Rating: 4.8 (2,098 ratings)

What you’ll learn:
- Understanding how lithium-ion battery cells work
- Understanding the requirements of a battery management system
The skills you will acquire:
- Understanding the requirements of a battery management system
- Understanding how lithium-ion battery cells work

Course 2

Duration: 27 hours

Rating: 4.7 (533 ratings)

What you will learn: How to design equivalent circuit models for lithium-ion battery cells
Skills you will gain: How to implement state of charge (SOC) estimators for lithium-ion battery cells

Course 3

Duration: 27 hours

Rating: 4.8 (249 ratings)

What you will learn: How to implement state of charge (SOC) estimators for lithium-ion battery cells
Skills you will gain: How to implement State of Health (SOH) estimators for lithium-ion battery cells

Course 4

Duration: 22 hours

Rating: 4.7 (155 ratings)

What you will learn: How to implement state of health (SOH) estimators for lithium-ion battery cells
Skills you will gain: Design equivalent circuit models for lithium-ion battery cells

Course 5