Schedule & Agenda

Wednesday, 13 March 2019

08:30 - 09:30 Module 1: Battery Characteristics

This sessión introduces a historical prospective of batteries, detailed batttery definitions and features (electrical, mechanical, standards, etc.). Module 1 lays the foundation for the attendants to share a common "battery language" and provides all the background needed for upcoming modules.

9:30 - 10:30 Module 2: Primary cells & Batteries

This session reviews and compares primary battery chemistries (Alkaline Manganese Dioxide, Zinc, Carbon, Zinc Chloride, Silver Zinc, Nickel Oxyhydroxide, Lithium Iron Disulfide, Lithium Iodine, Lithium Manganese Dioxide, Lithium Carbon Monofluride, Lithium Sulfur Dioxide, Lithium Thionyl Chloride, Lithium Sulfuryl Chloride, Lithium Bromine Chloride and High Power Organic Lithium).

10:45 - 12:15 Module 3: Rechargeable cells & batteries

This session reviews and compares rechargeable batteries chemistries (Nickel Cadmium, Nickel Metal Hydride, Rechargeable Alkaline, Lithium Ion and Lithium Polymer).

12:15 - 12:35 Module 4: Lithium Rechargeable Cells Manufacturing Process

This session reviews manufacturing process techniques for conventional and pouch cells.

12:35 - 13:00 Module 5: Chargers

This session reviews battery charges, charging techniques per battery chemistry, charging problems and solutions, personal chargers, industrial chargers and charger types by charging time.

14:00 - 14:30 Module 6: Military Batteries

This sessions reviews and compares Military batteries & Chargers (Primary, Rechargeable Batteries).

14:30 - 15:30 Module 7: Battery Design Process & Optimization

This session introduces battery design processes (cell and raw materials selection, cell level testing, battery design documents, battery electrical, mechanical and safety design and final verification tests (electrical, mechanical, safety).

15:45 - 17:00 Module 8: Battery Safety

This session introduces the safety risks along the battery cycle life and provides safety guidelines for safety event elimination. Modulo 8 also addresses the procedures involved in handling safety events, including first aid.

Thursday, 14 March 2019

08:00 - 08:30 Module 9: Battery Supply Chain

This module explains the battery supply chain from raw material to final products including the names of the leading manufacturers on each segment.

08:30 - 09:30 Module 10: Battery Disposal

This session introduces battery disposal requirements and updates disposal status in Europe and the US.

09:30 - 10:00 Module 11: The "Smart Batteries"

This session introduces the "Smart Battery" technology, including single wire and smart battery communications bus and its advantages.

10:00 - 10:45 Module 12: Battery testing systems

This session introduces battery testing techniques, available systems and their features.

11:00 - 11:45 Module 13: Energy Storage for the Grid

This session introduces and reviews the common energy storage systems fort the grid.

11:45 - 12:45 Module 14: Fuel Cells

This session review and compares fuel cell types and their market status (Alkaline, Molten Carbonate, Phosphoric Acid, Proton Exchange Membrane, Solid Oxide and Direct Methanol).

13:45 - 14:30 Module 15: Ultra Capacitors

This session reviews and compares ultra capacitor types and their market status.

14:30 - 16:30 Module 16: EV Energy Solutions

This session introduces EVs driving range problem and energy solutions.

The new electric automotive revolution

• EV Batteries
• EV Fuel Cells
• EV Metal Air systems
• EV Battery SWAP
• EV Charging infrastructure