Batteries
e-Learning
About the eLearning Course
In this course, you will learn about battery components, types of cells, series and parallel connections, battery capacity and ratings, lead acid and Ni-Cad batteries; battery system performance; failure analysis and dual battery backup systems, system testing methods; preventive maintenance and safety concerns; and failure modes and system troubleshooting.
Target Audience
Operations personnel who require a fundamental understanding of knowledge to operate and maintain facilities. Also suitable for maintenance and technician personnel whether new to their roles or seasoned experts looking to enhance their skills.You Will Learn
Participants will learn how to:
- Describe battery usage and importance of batteries.
- Describe the basic construction of a battery.
- Describe states of primary and secondary battery cells.
- Understand the different types of battery cells
- Describe how batteries are connected together to produce higher voltages, currents, or both.
- Describe battery capacity and ratings.
- Recognize abnormal operational parameters for the battery system based on measurement of the individual battery voltage, specific gravity, and discharge times.
- Describe why batteries fail.
- Describe dual battery backup system.
- Describe battery testing methods.
- Describe safe working environment for performing maintenance on battery systems.
- Describe how a battery system is load tested.
- Describe general battery maintenance.
- Describe battery failure modes.
- Describe how to test batteries.
- Describe how to determine system capacity.
- Describe how to locate ground faults on floating systems.
