Battery Storage System Design Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply fundamental principles of battery chemistry and operation to select appropriate battery technologies for specific applications.
• Analyze load profiles and energy requirements to size battery storage capacity and power ratings accurately.
• Design battery storage system architectures, including series/parallel configurations, BMS integration, and protection devices.
• Evaluate safety standards and regulatory requirements to ensure designs meet South African and international codes.
• Implement thermal management and ventilation strategies to maintain battery performance and longevity.
• Demonstrate economic and environmental benefits of proposed designs through lifecycle cost and carbon footprint analysis.

Target Audience

This course is ideal for electrical engineers, renewable energy technicians, project managers, and technical sales professionals involved in the design, installation, or maintenance of battery energy storage systems.

Prerequisites

A basic understanding of electrical principles and familiarity with renewable energy systems is recommended. No formal qualification is required.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

The practical sessions are essential for learners to apply design concepts in a hands-on environment. They will use simulation tools and physical components to size, assemble, and test a small-scale battery storage system, reinforcing theoretical knowledge.

Practical Activities

• Battery Sizing and Simulation — Learners use spreadsheet-based tools or software to size a battery bank for a given load profile and solar generation data. (2h)
• Battery Bank Assembly and Wiring — In small groups, learners physically assemble a battery bank using provided cells, connect them in series/parallel, and wire the system to a load. (2h)
• BMS and System Testing — Learners connect a battery management system (BMS) to the assembled bank, configure settings, and perform charge/discharge tests while monitoring parameters. (2h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	40% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.