The Agenda

This is a sample agenda from 2023. We will update the agenda as we get closer to the institute.

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Thursday, July 25, 2024

Day 1

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

9:30 - 10:00

Coffee and Snacks

10:00 - 10:10

Welcome - CREATE and Madison College

10:10 - 10:20

Discuss Agenda & Logistics

10:20 - 10:50

Presentation on the History of Batteries, Types of Batteries, and Battery Electrochemistry

10:50 - 11:15

Introductions

11:15 - 11:30

Participant Lesson Choice

11:30 - 12:00

Lab Activity: Series and Parallel Batteries

Lunch 12:00 - 1:00

1:00 - 2:30

Lab Activity: Battery and Charge Controller

2:30 - 3:30

Sarah Guillot, Senior Research Scientist from Silatronix, will discuss lithium-ion battery development and advanced electrolytes

3:30 - 4:00

Lab Activity: Battery Discharge Test with West Mountain Radio Computerized Battery Analyzer

4:00 - 4:20

Safety Discussion to prepare for Wednesday installation work

4:20 - 4:30

Review of day’s work, Google Drive overview & Wednesday schedule

Optional Social Gathering – Olbrich Biergarten

Day 2

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

8:00 - 8:30

Coffee and Snacks

8:30 - 8:45

Orientation to day’s activities

8:45 - 9:15

Bill Brooks from Proven Power presents hydrogen fuel cells

9:15 - 12:00

Install Generac Solar + Storage System and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Demo

Lunch 12:00 - 1:00: Guest Speaker Nick Matthes, MREA Solar Project Manager, MREA Battery Lab and Comparison of Manufacturer System Designs

1:00 - 3:00

Complete Generac Installation

3:00 - 4:15

Lab Activity: Battery Discharge Test Continued: Temperature Effects and Battery Chemistry

4:15 - 4:30

Review & Thursday schedule

5:00 - 6:30

Optional Field Trip – Madison College Truax Campus Rooftop PV System

Optional Social Gathering - Memorial Union Terrace

Day 3

Thursday, July 25, 2024

8:00 - 8:30

Coffee and Snacks

8:30 - 8:45

Orientation to day’s activities

8:45 - 10:00

Lab Activity: Battery Discharge Test Continued: Manufacturer Differences

10:00 - 11:00

Lab Activity: Assembling a lithium ion battery and BMS

11:00 - 12:00

Participants work on lesson plan of choice

Lunch 12:00 - 1:00, Guest Speaker Michael Graves, Lead Engineer – Engineering Solutions at Alliant Energy, The Boaz Battery Microgrid

1:00 - 2:30

Participants share ideas and plans for implementation of their chosen lesson

2:30 - 3:00

Closing:

Post-test

Fill out evaluations

Present completion certificates

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