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ENRG 322
Battery Science and Engineering

Faculty Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Semester Spring 2025-2026
Course ENRG 322 - Battery Science and Engineering
Time/Place
Time
Week Day
Place
Date
10:40-11:30
Wed
FENS-L061
Feb 16-May 22, 2026
10:40-12:30
Fri
FENS-L067
Feb 16-May 22, 2026
Level of course Undergraduate
Course Credits SU Credit:3, ECTS:6, Basic:2, Engineering:4
Prerequisites NS 102
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Course Type Lecture

Instructor(s) Information

Alp Yürüm
Selmiye Alkan Gürsel

Course Information

Catalog Course Description
This course is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of battery science and engineering, specifically focusing on applications for renewable and sustainable energy systems. The course will emphasize topics such as materials, components, systems, electronics, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, kinetics, mass transfer,heat transfer, and engineering-relatedissues. Additionally, the course will include a detailed examination of both traditional traditional and future battery technologies. Among battery technologies are commonly used systems like lead-acidbatteries, nickel-metal hydride batteries,and lithium-ion batteries. The focus will be on understanding the advantages and disadvantages of these technologies, their energy storage capacities, charge/discharge processes, and environmental impacts.Future battery technologies will encompass metal-air batteries, lithium-sulfur batteries, solid-state batteries, and innovative solutions integrated with renewable energy sources. integrated with renewable energysources. energy storage efficiency, sustainability, cost-effectiveness, and industrial applicability of these technologies is a key objective of the course. Overall, the course aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to comprehend the fundamental principles of battery technologies. It seeks to enable students to develop solutions that align with both current and future energy storage needs.
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental principles of battery science, including electrochemical processes, materials, and components.
2. Apply principles of thermodynamics and electrochemistry to analyze and predict the behavior of batteries in various energy storage applications
3. Gain knowledge about different energy storage systems, including their advantages, disadvantages, and specific use cases in renewable and sustainable energy applications.
4. Develop the ability to select appropriate materials for different components of a battery, considering factors such as energy density, durability, and environmental impact
5. Analyze and interpret the kinetic and mass transfer processes within batteries and evaluate their impact on battery performance.
6. Assess the environmental impacts of different battery technologies, considering factors such as resource usage, recycling potential, and ecological footprint.
7. Identify and analyze engineering challenges related to the design, manufacturing, and implementation of batteries in renewable energy systems.
8. Evaluate emerging and future battery technologies, considering their potential contributions to energy storage efficiency, sustainability, and applicability in real-world scenarios.
Course Objective
*To provide a foundation in electrochemical engineering which is sufficient for understanding the basic phenomenon of batteries.
*To teach some fundamentals of battery and supercapacitor materials, structure, systems, fabrication and engineering.
*To explore various types of batteries and their hybrids for sustainable applications.
*To teach and train the students with basics, design and engineering considerations for the relevant industrial applications
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