Live support chatIntroduction to Batteries (Video On Demand)
Credit: 3 PDH
Subject Matter Expert: Jonathan Russell, BEng (Hons)
In Introduction to Batteries, you'll learn ...
- How batteries convert chemical energy into electrical energy
- Various battery designs and types, along with their applications and relative merits
- The various electrolytes used in batteries
- How different types of battery designs deal with the hazard of hydrogen offgassing
Overview
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Credit: 3 PDH
Batteries are a fundamental part of our society. Batteries are used to start your car, power your watch, laptop, smartphone, and emergency lighting, and even to start emergency generators. But how do batteries function? Why are there so many different types? And why have they found widespread application in everything from wristwatches to power stations? After completing this course, you will be able to answer all these questions and many more.
The course is designed to take you from zero to hero concerning the knowledge of batteries. Even if you already have some background knowledge, this course will serve as an efficient refresher. Interactive 3D models are used extensively to show you exactly how batteries and their components work. The course is packed with images, animations, and high-quality narrated content content.
Interactive 3D models are used extensively to show you each individual pump component and how these components work together to complete useful work.
The course is packed with images, 2D animations, 3D animations, and high-quality narrated and written content.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Dry cell vs. wet cell battery technology
- Deep cycle vs. starting/cranking batteries
- Voltaic cell configurations
- Single post vs. multi post battery design
- Battery container materials and characteristics
- The relationship between electrolyte specific gravity, terminal voltage, and charging time
- Series vs. parallel cell configuration
- Factors that are detrimental to battery operation and service life
- The history of battery technological advancements
Video on Demand
This course is a recorded version of a live lecture and will be streamed directly to your computer's media player. Our format is generally compatible with media players included with all computers and mobile devices. After watching the video presentation, you will return to your account to take the online quiz. While this is a recording of a live presentation, please note that this recording will not qualify as a "live" or "interactive" continuing education activity in those jurisdictions where it is required.
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 20 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
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Credit: 3 PDH
