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Archived - Electric Vehicle Battery Masterclass

Welcome

Week 1 - Introduction to EVs

Course basics and how to get the most out of this course (9:18)
Electric cars of the 20th century (3:39)
Rise of the ICE automobile (2:49)
The failure of Better Place - A case study (5:03)
How batteries used to be charged (2:19)
Evolution of batteries (6:46)
Q&A for week 1

Quiz - Week 1

Week 2 - Introduction to Li-ion Technology

Welcome to week 2 (0:36)
History of batteries (3:18)
The anode of a Li-ion cell - Part 1 (5:57)
The anode of a Li-ion cell - Part 2 (8:18)
The cathode, electrolyte and separator of a Li-ion cell (6:35)
How does a Li-ion cell function? (2:06)
Effect of electrode density (4:42)
Effect of electrode thickness (1:47)
Effect of electrode surface area (2:24)
Homework - Effect of electrode porosity (1:03)
Q&A for week 2

Quiz - Week 2

Week 3 - Manufacturing process of Lithium Ion Cells

The cylindrical form factor (4:02)
Exercise - Ideal placement of cells (2:51)
Exercise Solution - Ideal placement of cells (3:11)
How to choose the ideal cell (3:43)
Prismatic and Pouch cells (3:08)
Manufacturing process of Li-ion cells (12:41)
Evaluating the stages of manufacturing for various form factors (5:35)
Q&A for week 3

Quiz - Week 3

Week 4 - Introduction to cell chemistry

Potential and specific capacity of a Li-ion cell (5:36)
What impact does cell chemistry make (6:27)
Lithium Cobalt Oxide (LiCoO2) (8:21)
Lithium Manganese Oxide (LiMn2O4) (6:01)
Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide (LiNiMnCoO2 or NMC) (3:34)
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) (2:18)
Lithium Titanate (Li4Ti5O12) (3:16)
Electrolyte (1:10)
Q&A session Week 4

Quiz - Week 4

Week 5 - Characteristics of a Lithium Ion Cell

Commonly used terms in battery industry (8:48)
Discharge characteristics (5:39)
Charge characteristics (6:09)
Capacity characteristics (7:31)
Datasheet analysis of a cell (17:18)
Q&A session for week 5

Week 6 - Algorithms for a Lithium Ion Cell

Lab exercise - Charging a Li-ion cell (21:05)
Lab exercise - Discharging a Li-ion cell (9:23)
State of Charge Algorithm (12:03)
Charge Remaining Calculation (2:52)
Q&A for week 6

Assignment - Week 5 and 6

Week 7 - Algorithms (continued)

Lab exercise - SOC Algorithm (21:17)
Cell impedance (ohms) - Battery Model, measuring DC resistance, AC impedance (6:58)
Instantaneous Power Output (W) (4:24)
Energy Remaining (SOE - Wh) (3:17)

Midterm Practice

Office hours

Week 8 - Midterm exam and setting up the development environment

Setting up the development environment for MakerMax SC4p0
Installing Virtual box (2:57)
Installing the Ubuntu OS (3:29)
Atollic TrueSTUDIO for STM32 - getting familiar with the IDE through hands-on exercises (51:58)

Week 9 - Lab Session - Enabling features of the MakerMax SC4p0 shield

Week 10 - Lab Session - Enabling Features of the MakerMax SC4p0 shield

Week 11 - Enabling Charging and Discharging on the SC4p0 board

Week 12 and 13 - Lab Session - Writing the Battery Status Algorithms

Week 14 and 15 - Battery Safety

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