Introduction to Battery Management Systems

This course can also be taken for academic credit as ECEA 5730, part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree. This course will provide you with a firm foundation in lithium-ion cell terminology and function and in battery-management-system requirements as needed by the remainder of the specialization. After completing this course, you will be able to: - List the major functions provided by a battery-management system and state their purpose - Match battery terminology to a list of definitions - Identify the major components of a lithium-ion cell and their purpose - Understand how a battery-management system “measures” current, temperature, and isolation, and how it controls contactors - Identify electronic components that can provide protection and specify a minimum set of protections needed - Compute stored energy in a battery pack - List the manufacturing steps of different types of lithium-ion cells and possible failure modes

• Understand lithium-ion cell operation
• Describe battery management system requirements
• List key system functions and purposes
• Match terminology to definitions
• Identify lithium-ion cell components and roles
• Explain measurement and control methods in BMS

• Basic familiarity with relevant terminology
• Readiness for applied exercises