Battery Train the Trainer Bootcamp (BaTTBoot)

for Community College Faculty and

High School Teachers 

In-Person   When: Aug 14-17 2023 9:00am-3:00pm

Where: Chrysler and Auto Lab, U-M, Ann Arbor 

On-line When: Aug 14-17 2023 9:00am-noon

Where: zoom

Instructors

Battery Control Group

Teaching Assistants

Program Structure

Syllabus

Day 1:  Monday Aug 14

Morning Lec 1: How Batteries Work (principles, specs, power, range, charging, sizing)

Afternoon Lab 1: Cells and Packs (Pouch, Cyl, prismatic cells, Car, Drone, Drill packs, robot packs) 

Day 2: Tuesday Aug 15

Morning Lec 2: How Batteries Degrade (Cycling, Testing, Cooling, Degradation, Pre-Conditioning)

Afternoon Lab 2: Module and Cell testing, program a cycler, calculate capacity, resistance

Day 3: Wed Aug 16

Morning Lec 3: How Batteries Die (Battery Management System, Thermal Runaway, Short, Venting) 

Afternoon Lab 3: Disassemble a drill pack, high voltage safety, packs (Tesla, Volt, and modules) 

Day 4: Thu Aug 17

Morning Lec 4: How are Batteries Made (Manuf, Materials, Mining, Recycling)

Afternoon Lab 4:   Build cells at a U-M Lab: Battery Manufacturing & Battery Characterization Labs

Registration

In-Person Registration Link (here)

Due to the limited seats (only 25) for this in-person morning lecture and afternoon lab and hands-on activities, we will prioritize one registration per institution. Cost $1500

Register before July 14!

Remote (Live or Asynchronous) Registration Link (here)

25 seats for live (via zoom) participation  

Morning lecture only!  Cost $500.

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