Battery Design and Management
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Battery Design and Management
This course is part of Electrified Systems Design Engineer Professional Certificate
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Understand how batteries power modern technologies like electric vehicles and energy systems.
Design battery packs to meet real-world performance requirements.
Develop battery management strategies for safe and efficient operation.
Evaluate and improve battery system performance across different conditions.
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March 2026
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There are 4 modules in this course
Batteries store and deliver energy that powers many electrified technologies, from electric vehicles and renewable energy systems to portable electronics. In this course, youβll learn how to model, design, and manage batteries to ensure safe and reliable operation in real-world systems.
Through hands-on exercises, youβll design battery pack configurations to meet specific voltage and energy requirements and analyze how pack architecture affects system performance. Youβll also implement key components of a battery management system used to monitor and protect batteries. Youβll develop algorithms for safe charging, estimate the state of charge, and implement cell balancing to maintain safe and efficient battery operation. Youβll receive a free Simulink and Simscape license to model battery systems, test management strategies, and evaluate system behavior before hardware is built. By the end of the course, youβll develop practical skills in battery modeling and management that engineers use to design and optimize the energy storage systems powering todayβs electrified technologies.
What's included
6 videos7 readings2 assignments
6 videosβ’Total 47 minutes
- Overview of Electrified Systems Design Engineer Professional Certificateβ’3 minutes
- Introduction to Battery Design and Managementβ’3 minutes
- Modeling a Single Battery Cellβ’7 minutes
- Guided Lesson - Simulating a Battery Discharge Circuitβ’15 minutes
- Safely Charging a Battery Cellβ’7 minutes
- Guided Lesson - Practice with a Charging Algorithmβ’12 minutes
7 readingsβ’Total 47 minutes
- Prerequisite Knowledgeβ’2 minutes
- Access to Simulink and Simscapeβ’10 minutes
- Course Filesβ’5 minutes
- Meet Your Instructorsβ’5 minutes
- Glossary of Common Battery Termsβ’10 minutes
- Equivalent Circuit Model Summaryβ’10 minutes
- Introduction to Guided Lessonsβ’5 minutes
2 assignmentsβ’Total 45 minutes
- Modeling a Single Cell Quizβ’15 minutes
- Charging Algorithms Quizβ’30 minutes
What's included
4 videos6 readings2 assignments
4 videosβ’Total 52 minutes
- Introduction to Cell Characterizationβ’6 minutes
- Guided Lesson - Simulating a Characterized Cellβ’19 minutes
- Battery Pack Modelingβ’10 minutes
- Guided Lesson - Testing the E-Scooter Battery Packβ’17 minutes
6 readingsβ’Total 55 minutes
- Introduction to Guided Lessonβ’5 minutes
- Introduction to Battery Pack Modelingβ’10 minutes
- Building the E-Scooter Battery Packβ’10 minutes
- Introduction to the Guided Lessonβ’10 minutes
- Model Resolution and Measurements in Battery Packsβ’10 minutes
- Thermal Modeling in Battery Packsβ’10 minutes
2 assignmentsβ’Total 45 minutes
- Cell Characterization Quizβ’15 minutes
- Battery Pack Modeling Quizβ’30 minutes
What's included
5 videos3 readings2 assignments
5 videosβ’Total 44 minutes
- Overview of Battery Management Systemsβ’3 minutes
- Battery State Estimationβ’8 minutes
- Guided Lesson - State Estimation of the E-Scooter Battery Packβ’15 minutes
- Cell Balancing Algorithmsβ’8 minutes
- Guided Lesson - Cell Balancing of the E-Scooter Battery Packβ’10 minutes
3 readingsβ’Total 15 minutes
- Module Overviewβ’5 minutes
- Introduction to Guided Lessonβ’5 minutes
- Introduction to Guided Lessonβ’5 minutes
2 assignmentsβ’Total 30 minutes
- State Estimation Quizβ’15 minutes
- Cell Balancing Quizβ’15 minutes
What's included
4 videos5 readings4 assignments1 plugin
4 videosβ’Total 30 minutes
- Implementing BMS Logic with Stateflowβ’7 minutes
- Guided Lesson - Cycle Testing the E-Scooter Battery Packβ’15 minutes
- Introduction to the Final Projectβ’2 minutes
- Advanced Topics in Battery Design and Managementβ’6 minutes
5 readingsβ’Total 50 minutes
- Introduction to Guided Lessonβ’10 minutes
- Project Part 1 - Battery Module Designβ’20 minutes
- Project Part 2 - Module Discharge Behaviorβ’10 minutes
- Part 3 - Charging the Moduleβ’5 minutes
- Continue Learningβ’5 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 90 minutes
- Stateflow Quizβ’30 minutes
- Project Part 1 Quizβ’20 minutes
- Project Part 2 Quizβ’20 minutes
- Project Part 3 Quizβ’20 minutes
1 pluginβ’Total 10 minutes
- Complete the Course Surveyβ’10 minutes
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