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Renewable Energy Engineering

BESS Grid-Scale Energy Storage Systems

A complete engineering course covering battery chemistry, DC and AC plant, grid connection, safety, commissioning, operations and advanced fault diagnosis for utility-scale BESS

A full engineering-chain course on grid-scale lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage Systems: why the grid needs fast controllable flexibility, the MW/MWh/duration/C-rate language every BESS engineer must know, battery chemistry and cell-to-container architecture, DC protection and the Battery Management System, power conversion and AC plant, grid connection and site control systems, thermal and fire safety, civil and auxiliary systems, commissioning and performance testing, maintenance and lifecycle management, commercial operation and revenue stacking, structured fault diagnosis, advanced grid-forming behaviour, detailed engineering and cybersecurity, and a full worked 100 MW / 200 MWh design case study with a capstone assessment and final professional certificate knowledge check.

Course content

Foundations of Grid-Scale BESS

4 lessons
▤ 1.1 — What a Grid-Scale BESS Is 14m
▤ 1.2 — Why Grid-Scale BESS Is Needed on Electricity Networks 14m
▤ 1.3 — MW, MWh, Duration, C-Rate and Usable Capacity 14m
▤ 1.4 — Anatomy of a Grid-Scale BESS Site 14m

Battery Chemistry and Cell-to-Container Architecture

3 lessons
▤ 2.1 — Lithium-Ion Battery Chemistry for Grid-Scale BESS 14m
▤ 2.2 — Cells, Modules, Racks, Strings and Containers 14m
▤ 2.3 — State of Charge, State of Health and Battery Degradation 14m

DC Systems, BMS and Protection

3 lessons
▤ 3.1 — DC Battery Architecture in Grid-Scale BESS 14m
▤ 3.2 — Battery Management Systems in Grid-Scale BESS 14m
▤ 3.3 — DC Protection, Contactors, Fuses and Isolation 14m

Power Conversion and AC Plant

3 lessons
▤ 4.1 — Power Conversion Systems and Bidirectional Inverters 14m
▤ 4.2 — Transformers, MV Switchgear and AC Collection Systems 14m
▤ 4.3 — Earthing, Bonding and Fault Protection 14m

Grid Connection and Site Control Systems

4 lessons
▤ 5.1 — Grid Connection Design and Compliance 5m
▤ 5.2 — Metering, Export/Import Control and Grid Interface 14m
▤ 5.3 — Energy Management Systems and Site Controllers 14m
▤ 5.4 — SCADA, Communications and Data Architecture 14m

Thermal, Fire, Civil and Auxiliary Systems

4 lessons
▤ 6.1 — Thermal Management and HVAC 5m
▤ 6.2 — Fire Safety, Gas Detection and Emergency Response 14m
▤ 6.3 — Civil Design, Site Layout and Infrastructure 14m
▤ 6.4 — Auxiliary Power Systems and Station Services 14m

Operation, Commissioning and Performance

4 lessons
▤ 7.1 — Operating Modes and Control Philosophy 14m
▤ 7.2 — Commissioning Strategy and Energisation Sequence 14m
▤ 7.3 — Performance Testing, Capacity Guarantees and Acceptance Criteria 14m
▤ 7.4 — Operation, Monitoring and Daily Asset Management 14m

Maintenance, Lifecycle and Commercial Operation

4 lessons
▤ 8.1 — Maintenance Strategy, Inspection and Lifecycle Care 14m
▤ 8.2 — Battery Degradation, Lifecycle Modelling and Augmentation 5m
▤ 8.3 — Commercial Operation, Revenue Stacking and Market Participation 14m
▤ 8.4 — Safety Management, Permits and Operational Risk Control 5m

Fault Diagnosis and Advanced Grid Behaviour

5 lessons
▤ 9.1 — Fault Diagnosis, Troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis 5m
▤ 9.2 — Protection Coordination, Fault Studies and Grid Disturbance Analysis 14m
▤ 9.3 — Power Quality, Harmonics and EMC 14m
▤ 9.4 — Grid-Forming BESS, Synthetic Inertia and Advanced Stability Services 5m
▤ 9.5 — BESS Project Engineering, Design Review and Technical Due Diligence 14m

Detailed Engineering, Cybersecurity and Construction QA

6 lessons
▤ 10.1 — Detailed Electrical Design and Single-Line Diagram Development 14m
▤ 10.2 — Cable Design, Terminations and Installation Quality 14m
▤ 10.3 — SCADA Data Engineering, Historian Design and Performance Analytics 14m
▤ 10.4 — Cybersecurity, Remote Access and Operational Technology Risk 14m
▤ 10.5 — Grid Connection Compliance Testing and Model Validation 14m
▤ 10.6 — Testing, Inspection and Quality Assurance During Construction 14m

Asset Lifecycle, Reliability and Advanced Analytics

6 lessons
▤ 11.1 — Operational Handover, Training and Asset Documentation 5m
▤ 11.2 — Lifecycle Asset Management and End-of-Life Strategy 14m
▤ 11.3 — Environmental Conditions, Noise, Planning Constraints and Site Integration 14m
▤ 11.4 — Reliability Engineering, Availability Modelling and Failure Modes 14m
▤ 11.5 — Advanced Performance Analytics and Digital Twins 14m
▤ 11.6 — Common Design Mistakes and Engineering Lessons Learned 14m

Case Study, Calculations and Professional Certification

8 lessons
▤ 12.1 — Worked Engineering Case Study: Designing a 100 MW / 200 MWh Grid-Scale BESS 14m
▤ 12.2 — Engineering Calculations and Practical Design Exercises 5m
▤ 12.3 — Final Integrated Review and Professional Engineering Checklist 14m
▤ 12.4 — Capstone Assessment and Engineering Scenario 14m
▤ 12.5 — Practical Design Review Assignment 5m
▤ 12.6 — Commissioning and Fault-Diagnosis Assessment 5m
▤ 12.7 — Glossary of Grid-Scale BESS Engineering Terms 5m
▤ 12.8 — Final Professional Certificate Knowledge Check 5m