Introduction to Batteries
There is a great deal of interest in batteries today, particularly in lithium-ion batteries. This course is one of five in a series developed by Robert Spotnitz, President of Battery Design, LLC. In this first course, Dr. Spotnitz provides an overview of batteries, including a brief history of battery development. Interest in lithium ion batteries centers around their vehicular applications. and Dr. Spotnitz reviews the types of batteries currently used in hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and vehicles fully powered by batteries (battery electric vehicles or BEV). In a detailed discussion of batteries, he introduces the terminology, the battery market, types of batteries currently available, and the battery specification process. Finally, Dr. Spotnitz discusses Smart batteries and the various standards available for batteries.
What you will learn:
- Provide an overview of batteries
- Summarize the history of battery development
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Who Should Attend: Electrical engineer, Network engineer, Data engineer, Design engineer, Hardware engineer, Security engineer, Lead engineer, Project engineer, Product engineer, Software engineer, System, Manufactiring engineer
Instructor
Robert Spotnitz
Robert Spotnitz leads Battery Design LLC. He is a well-known speaker on various aspects of battery engineering. He has also participated in the start-up of two battery developers: American Lithium Energy Corporation and Enovix Corporation. Before Battery Design LLC, he was a Director at PolyStor where he led efforts to develop lithium-ion batteries for hybrid electric vehicles.
Publication Year: 2013
ISBN: 1-4673-3202-X