MBATT - Master of Continuing Education in Battery Technologies

Today we start the subject “Battery testing and modeling” in the MBATT - Master of Continuing Education in Battery Technologies. 📚 In this subject, Juan Gilabert from Centro Tecnológico de la Energía, ITE will introduce us to key concepts related to battery functioning: 🔋 Battery testing that allows battery cells and systems to be evaluated properly after manufacturing to ensure they comply with required specifications. 🔋 How to create and incorporate battery models in different applications to assess the performance of the battery. 🔋 Why a battery management system is needed and possible configurations. Modeling, control and simulation of battery operation. 🔋 How to read the typical voltage discharge curves and the equivalent electrical circuits that model battery cells. 🔗Visit our website to learn more about the MBATT - Master of Continuing Education in Battery Technologies: https://mbatt.uv.es/

📈This week we have started the sixth subject “Battery connection and control” in the MBATT - Master of Continuing Education in Battery Technologies. 🔋🔌💻 In this subject, Juan Carlos Ferrándiz Pardo from Centro Tecnológico de la Energía, ITE will introduce us to key concepts related to battery application: 📙 Power conversion systems from a power electronics perspective. 📘 Typical topologies and functionalities of these systems located between a battery and the electrical system we want to connect to. 📗 Why a battery management system is needed and possible configurations. 📕 Communication means and advanced features of the BMS. 🔗 Visit our website to learn more about the MBATT - Master of Continuing Education in Battery Technologies: https://mbatt.uv.es/

🎉 MBATT Success Story: Congratulations, Julian Berlanga! 🎉 We are proud to share the success story of Julian Berlanga, a talented graduate of the MBATT - Master of Continuing Education in Battery Technologies, who has taken a major step in his career by joining Renault Group Spain in Valladolid as an Internship on batteries. 🚀🔋 In his new role, Julián will be working on innovation projects in battery engineering and laboratory design, contributing to the development of key technologies for the future of sustainable mobility. His achievement is a testament to the dedication, effort, and passion for innovation that we foster at #MBATT. We are thrilled to see our students becoming industry leaders and bringing their expertise to the field. 💡 If you also want to boost your career in battery technologies, join the #MBATT community! 📍 Learn more: https://mbatt.uv.es/ Congratulations, Julián! 🎊👏 We are sure this is just the beginning of an outstanding career. 🚗⚡ #MBATT #MBATTSuccess #Innovation #Batteries #SustainableMobility #RenaultGroup #Engineering

💥 Highlight session in the MBATT 💻Yesterday, we had an insightful session with Würth Elektronik Group in the Battery Management subject at MBATT - Master of Continuing Education in Battery Technologies. The speaker, Sebastián Mirasol Menacho, delivered a talk on the fundamentals of battery cooling system design, a crucial topic for ensuring the efficiency and safety of energy storage solutions. 🔋❄️ We continue to advance in the exciting field of battery technology, driving innovation and sustainable development. 📈 #MBATT #BatteryManagement #WürthElektronik #Innovation #BatteryTechnology #BatteryCooling #SustainableEnergy #Automotive #Engineering

🚀This week we have started the sixth subject “Battery management” in the MBATT - Master of Continuing Education in Battery Technologies. In this subject, Consuelo Gómez and Rocío Cano from Power Electronics will introduce us to key concepts related to battery electrochemistry 🔋: 💡Power conversion principles. Types of power converters. Recognizing different voltage, current, and power levels, as well as the #AC or #DC character of electrical power. 💡Efficiency measurements. How to match the right type of converter to various real-world battery applications. 💡Estimating the ideal maximum energy content of a battery pack given the rated capacity. 💡Losses in battery packs, power-dependent efficiency vs. energy efficiency, and the impact of the charge and discharge rates. Visit our website to learn more about the MBATT - Master of Continuing Education in Battery Technologies: https://mbatt.uv.es/

Today we start the next subject “Battery end-of-life: Reuse and recycling” in the MBATT - Master of Continuing Education in Battery Technologies. 🔋🔌 In this subject, Rita Sánchez Tovar will introduce us to key concepts related to battery end-of-life management: 🔻🔻 ➡️ State-of-the-art of battery reuse and recycling. ➡️ Two options for handling batteries that reach end-of-life: reuse and recycling. ➡️ Overview of the battery recycling processes. 🔗Visit our website to learn more about the MBATT - Master of Continuing Education in Battery Technologies: https://mbatt.uv.es/

Yesterday, as part of the MBATT - Master of Continuing Education in Battery Technologies – Master of Continuing Education in Battery Technologies program, students had the great opportunity to attend a guest lecture by Dr.-Ing. Hannes Weinmann, Head of International Technical Center and expert in battery manufacturing processes at Lead Intelligent Equipment. Lead Intelligent Equipment is one of the world’s largest suppliers of new energy manufacturing equipment. Specializing in the design, engineering, and construction of advanced manufacturing solutions, #LEAD caters to major players in the automotive, renewable energy, and technology sectors worldwide. LEAD’s product offering includes innovative solutions for lithium-ion batteries, covering the entire manufacturing process from mixing to capacity grading. The lecture offered students valuable insights into pioneering technologies, sustainability challenges, and advanced manufacturing processes designed to streamline production and minimize environmental impact. It also explored the critical decisions made at each stage of the battery production process and their influence on the quality and performance of the final product.

📝In the subject of the MBATT - Master of Continuing Education in Battery Technologies "Production and manufacturing of batteries", we had the opportunity to learn about slurry mixing formulation in the cell manufacturing process offered by Bühler Group. Bühler Group has expertise in developing the best process solutions in numerous application fields of our daily life, e.g., mobility. Every day one billion people travel in vehicles made from parts produced with Bühler machinery. With this worldwide relevance, they are uniquely positioned to turn today's global challenges into sustainable businesses 🌍. In the lecture Dr. Bernhard Stalder, Market Segment Manager of Bühler Group, explained their perspective on the slurry preparation stage in battery cell production; grinding raw materials, the detailed factors that influence this mixing process, and the evolution it has undergone through each generation. 🔋💡Thank you very much for collaborating in the MBATT - Master of Continuing Education in Battery Technologies and for giving us a specialized perspective on battery manufacturing. #batteries #manufacturing #machinery #mixing #slurry

💡 New year, new subject: “Production and manufacturing of batteries” in the MBATT - Master of Continuing Education in Battery Technologies. In this subject, Mayte Gil-Agustí and Leire Zubizarreta from the Instituto Tecnológico de la Energía, ITE will introduce us to key concepts related to battery production 🔋⚙️: ⭕️ Battery manufacturing process step by step: from materials to battery cells. ⭕️ Differences between lithium-ion and other rechargeable batteries. ⭕️ The lithium-ion chemistry and synthesis of lithium-insertion materials. 🔗Visit our website to learn more about the MBATT - Master of Continuing Education in Battery Technologies: https://mbatt.uv.es/

The Universitat de València professor Benjamín Solsona will lead the third subject "Battery Technologies and raw materials" in the MBATT - Master of Continuing Education in Battery Technologies. 🔋 This subject provides an understanding of battery technologies and raw materials required for manufacturing #batteries: ➡️ Characteristics, main applications, and main properties of eight currently available technologies (emphasizing lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries). ➡️ Primary and reserve batteries, flow, sodium, and nickel-based batteries. Potentials and challenges of emerging battery technologies. ➡️ Critical battery raw materials. Lithium extraction processes for batteries. Visit our website to learn more about the MBATT - Master of Continuing Education in Battery Technologies: 🔗https://mbatt.uv.es/