Battery Energy Storage Systems: High Performance Use Cases and Solutions
Through this course, developed in partnership with IEEE Power and Energy Society, learners will gain comprehensive insights into how battery energy storage is a driving force behind innovation across consumer electronics, electric vehicles (EVs), and emerging technologies. The course explores the pivotal role of batteries in enhancing EV performance, range, and affordability, while also examining their broader impact on public transit, freight, maritime, and aviation sectors. Learners will delve into the rapid advancements in lithium-ion technology, including breakthroughs in charging infrastructure that are making EV adoption more practical. High-performance applications in aerospace and defense will be analyzed, highlighting the need for robust, reliable, and safe battery systems. The course also addresses the environmental challenges of battery production and the importance of sustainable practices such as reuse and recycling. Finally, students will explore future trends in battery technology, including sustainable materials, higher energy densities, and intelligent battery management systems that are set to redefine the future of mobility.
What you will learn:
- Explain how battery energy storage drives innovation in consumer electronics, electric vehicles, and emerging technologies
- Explore the role of battery energy storage in transportation
- Understand advancements in quick charging technologies for EV infrastructure
- Appreciate requirements for aerospace, defense, and high-performance applications
- Comprehend sustainability challenges/solutions in manufacturing, reuse, and recycling
- Become familiar with future trends
This course is part of the following course program:
Battery Energy Storage Technologies and Applications
Who should attend: Practicing engineers, Regulators and policy makers, Power grid operators, Renewable energy integrators, Overall energy market stakeholders
Instructors
Dr. Babu Chalamala
Dr. Babu Chalamala (IEEE Fellow) is a Senior Scientist at Sandia National Laboratories. In this role, he provides strategic vision for research areas in grid modernization, energy storage technologies, power electronics, and grid components and manufacturing. Earlier, he was head of the Energy Storage Technology and Systems Department and Program Manager for Grid Energy Storage at the laboratory. Prior to joining Sandia in 2015, he was a Corporate Fellow at MEMC Electronic Materials for five years, where he led R&D and product development in grid scale energy storage. Before that, he had founding roles in two startup ventures commercializing large format lithium batteries and digital x-ray sources. Earlier, as a research staff member at Motorola and Texas Instruments, he made significant contributions to vacuum microelectronics and flat panel display technologies.
Dr. Wei-Jen Lee
Professor Lee is a professor and the chair of the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Arlington. He has been involved in the revision of IEEE Std. 141, 339, 551, 739, and 1584, and the development of 1584.1, 1584.2, 3002.8, and 3002.9. He is the past President of the IEEE Industry Application Society (IAS), co-chair of SusTech Initiative of IEEE TAB Future Direction Committee, member of IEEE TAB Hall of Honor Committee, member of Pillar 4 of the Global Power Systems Transformation (G-PST), chair of IEEE Smart Grid program, chair of IEEE Smart Cities Education Committee, member of IEEE Smart Grid Operation and Education Committees, and member of United Nations (UN) Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET).
Publication Year: 2025
ISBN: 978-1-7281-7882-0