Electrical safety course on batteries
About our
The Electrical Safety in Batteries course provides essential knowledge on the safe handling, charging, and storage of batteries, addressing risks such as short circuits, overloads, and thermal runaways. It focuses on understanding safety regulations and standards, the application of personal protective equipment (PPE), and the use of diagnostic tools for fault detection. It includes practical exercises on emergency protocols and measures to prevent accidents and property damage, preparing participants to work in environments related to energy storage systems (ESS) and electric vehicles (EVs).
The course integrates simulations and practical case studies for the analysis of battery management systems (BMS) and the assessment of electrical risks. Emphasis is placed on the correct handling and transport of batteries, in accordance with current legislation, and on the application of measurement and testing techniques to guarantee battery integrity and functionality. This training is essential for professionals involved in the automotive industry, the renewable energy sector, and any area where batteries are used.
Electrical safety course on batteries
- Format: Hybrid
- Duration: 3 months
- Hours: 300 H
- Language: English / Spanish
- Registration date: 23-10-2026
- Start date: 12-12-2026
- Available places: 2
750 $
Competencies and results
What you will learn
1. Fundamentals of Electrical Safety in Batteries
## What Will You Learn? Fundamentals of Electrical Safety in Batteries
1. **Basic Principles of Electricity and Electromagnetism:**
* Understand Ohm’s and Kirchhoff’s laws.
* Analyze basic electrical circuits: series, parallel, and mixed.
* Understand the concepts of voltage, current, resistance, and power.
* Study magnetic fields and their interaction with electric current.
2. **Types and Technologies of Batteries:**
* Explore different battery technologies: lead-acid, Ni-Cd, Ni-MH, Li-ion, and newer generations.
* Analyze technical characteristics: nominal voltage, capacity, discharge rate, and cycle life.
* Compare the advantages and disadvantages of each type of battery.
3. **Internal Functioning and Components of Batteries:**
* Gain a deeper understanding of the internal structure of cells and batteries.
* * Understand the electrochemical processes that generate electricity.
* Identify the key components: electrodes, electrolyte, separators, casing.
4. **Electrical Hazards in Batteries:**
* Identify the hazards associated with handling batteries: short circuits, overcharging, deep discharge, and leaks.
* Understand the effects of electric current on the human body.
* Analyze the fire and explosion hazards associated with batteries.
5. **Electrical Safety Measures:**
* Learn safe practices for handling batteries: manipulation, storage, transport, and disposal.
* Use personal protective equipment (PPE): gloves, safety glasses, and flame-resistant clothing.
* Implement short-circuit and overload protection systems: fuses and circuit breakers.
* Study battery management systems (BMS) and their role in safety.
6. **Safety Regulations and Standards:**
* Become familiar with the relevant regulations and standards for battery safety (e.g., IEC, UL, IEEE).
* Understand the requirements for battery certification.
* Learn about regulations for the transportation and disposal of batteries.
7. **Battery Diagnostics and Maintenance:**
* Use tools for assessing battery health: multimeters, battery analyzers.
* Identify common faults and defects: sulfation, corrosion, capacity loss.
* Implement preventive and corrective maintenance practices.
8. **First Aid and Emergency Response:**
* Learn first aid protocols in case of electrocution or contact with battery chemicals.
* Understand procedures for responding to fires and electrolyte spills.
* Practice using fire extinguishers and other emergency equipment.
2. Rotor Design and Performance
- Understand the flap-lag-torsion coupling phenomena and their impact on rotor stability.
- Evaluate the risk of whirl flutter and develop mitigation strategies.
- Identify and analyze fatigue mechanisms in rotor components, applying service life analysis methods.
- Properly dimension laminates using composite materials, considering mechanical properties and applied loads.
- Design and analyze structural joints, including bonded joints, using finite element (FE) techniques to ensure their strength and durability.
- Apply damage tolerance principles to evaluate a rotor’s ability to withstand damage, including crack propagation analysis.
- Use non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques, such as ultrasonic testing (UT), radiography (RT), and thermography, to inspect rotor components for defects.
3. Comprehensive user-oriented design and validation (from modeling to manufacturing)
You will learn to integrate the entire product development process, from initial model conception to final validation, applying user-centered methodologies. You will develop skills in parametric design, ergonomics, simulation, sustainable materials, 3D visualization, and manufacturing management, ensuring efficient, safe solutions that meet current industry standards.
4. Electrical Safety Analysis in Battery Systems
4. Electrical Safety Analysis in Battery Systems
- Identify the electrical hazards associated with battery systems, including short circuits, overcharging, and over-discharging.
- Evaluate the critical safety components in battery systems, such as fuses, circuit breakers, and battery management systems (BMS).
- Analyze methods of protection against electrical faults, including the selection and application of protective devices.
- Understand the relevant electrical safety regulations and standards for battery systems.
- Interpret electrical test and measurement data to evaluate the safety and performance of battery systems.
- Develop risk mitigation strategies to ensure safety in the design, operation, and maintenance of battery systems.
- Study the impact of environmental conditions (temperature, humidity) on the electrical safety of batteries.
- Investigate the causes of failure and the Battery degradation mechanisms related to electrical safety.
5. Optimization of Electrical Safety in Batteries
- Understand the fundamentals of electrical safety applied to batteries.
- Identify the risks associated with the operation and maintenance of batteries.
- Analyze the key components of a battery system and their safety functions.
- Evaluate the different types of protection against overloads, short circuits, and deep discharges.
- Apply inspection and testing methods to ensure the correct functioning of batteries.
- Implement safety procedures during the handling, storage, and disposal of batteries.
- Interpret and apply relevant regulations and standards on electrical safety in batteries.
- Design and implement electrical safety management systems for batteries.
- Troubleshoot common problems and failures in battery systems, applying corrective measures.
- Promote a safety culture in the workplace, emphasizing The importance of electrical safety in batteries.
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6. Implementation of Electrical Safety Protocols in Batteries
6. Implementation of Electrical Safety Protocols for Batteries
- Identify the electrical risks associated with batteries, including short circuits, overcharging, and deep discharge.
- Understand the current regulations on electrical safety in the storage and handling of batteries.
- Apply design techniques to prevent electrical failures, such as the selection of insulating materials and the correct arrangement of components.
- Implement protection systems, such as fuses, circuit breakers, and battery management systems (BMS), to mitigate risks.
- Perform tests and trials to verify the electrical safety of batteries, including insulation tests, resistance tests, and short-circuit tests.
- Develop safe work procedures for the handling, transport, and final disposal of batteries.
- Analyze the different types of batteries (lithium-ion, nickel-cadmium, lead-acid, etc.) and their respective dimensions. Safety.
- Apply simulation tools to evaluate the electrical behavior of batteries under different operating conditions.
- Manage battery waste in accordance with environmental and safety regulations.
- Monitor and maintain the electrical safety systems of batteries throughout their life cycle.
Who this program is for:
Electrical safety course on batteries
- Technicians and professionals in the naval industry, including:
- Naval, mechanical, electrical, and electronic engineers.
- Officers and non-commissioned officers of the Navy, Merchant Marine, and other naval forces.
- Shipyard personnel, shipbuilding and repair companies.
- Technicians specializing in the maintenance and repair of electrical systems on board ships.
- Professionals from electrical power supply companies and battery manufacturers.
- Electrical safety inspectors and auditors in maritime environments.
- Students and recent graduates in areas related to naval and electrical engineering.
- Standards-driven curriculum: you will work with CS-27/CS-29, DO-160, DO-178C/DO-254, ARP4754A/ARP4761, ADS-33E-PRF from the first module.
- Accreditable laboratories (EN ISO/IEC 17025) with rotor bench, EMC/Lightning pre-compliance, HIL/SIL, vibrations/acoustics.
- Evidence-oriented TFM: safety case, test plan, compliance dossierand operational limits.
- Mentored by industry: teachers with experience in rotorcraft, tiltrotor, eVTOL/UAM and flight test.
- Flexible modality (hybrid/online), international cohorts and support from SEIUM Career Services.
- Ethics and security: safety-by-design approach, cyber-OT, DIH and compliance as pillars.
1.1 Basic principles of electricity applied to batteries
1.2 Battery components and operation
1.3 Types of batteries and their safety characteristics
1.4 Electrical hazards associated with batteries
1.5 Electrical safety regulations and standards for batteries
1.6 Personal protective equipment and safety gear
1.7 Wiring diagrams and electrical symbols for batteries
1.8 First aid and response to electrical emergencies
1.9 Introduction to battery thermal management
1.10 Fundamentals of battery safety legislation and regulations
2.2 Principles of Electrical Safety: Ohm’s Law, Current, Voltage, Resistance
2.2 Types of Batteries: Chemistry, Voltage, Capacity, Cycle Life
2.3 Battery Components: Cells, Modules, BMS
2.4 Electrical Hazards: Short Circuits, Overcharging, Discharging
2.5 Electrical Safety Standards for Batteries: IEC, UL
2.2 Rotor Design Principles: Aerodynamics, Thrust, Efficiency
2.2 Types of Rotors: Configuration, Number of Blades, Materials
2.3 Rotor Performance: Power, Speed, Endurance
2.4 Rotor Selection: Application, Payload, Operating Conditions
2.5 Factors Affecting Rotor Performance: Wind, Temperature, Altitude
2.6 Rotor Failure Analysis: Causes, Detection, Prevention
3.2 Electrical Safety Testing: Insulation, Continuity, Resistance
3.2 Risk Assessment: Hazard Analysis, Probability, Severity
3.3 Safety Standards: IEC, UL, Regulatory Requirements
3.4 Visual and functional inspection: verification of components and connections
3.5 Measurement and recording of parameters: voltage, current, temperature
3.6 Documentation and reporting of results: reports, data analysis
4.2 Battery system architecture: series, parallel, hybrid
4.2 System failure analysis: causes, effects, detection
4.3 Overload protection: fuses, circuit breakers
4.4 Short-circuit protection: design, location, testing
4.5 Overvoltage protection: devices, methods
4.6 Energy monitoring and management: BMS, sensors
5.2 Optimization strategies: charging, discharging, storage
5.2 Battery selection: type, capacity, efficiency
5.3 Thermal management: design, ventilation, cooling
5.4 Environmental impact: recycling, disposal, sustainability
5.5 Performance improvement: techniques, testing, validation
6.2 Protocol development: procedures, instructions, forms
6.2 Safety measures: PPE, tools, signage
6.3 Handling procedures: storage, Transportation, Installation
6.4 Emergency Response: Fires, Leaks, Accidents
6.5 Training: Personnel, Procedures
6.6 Safety Audits: Inspections, Reviews, Improvements
7.2 Hazard Identification: Analysis, Assessment, Categorization
7.2 Electrical Hazards: Electric Arcs, Burns, Electrocution
7.3 Chemical Hazards: Leaks, Spills, Exposure
7.4 Preventive Measures: Design, Mitigation, Control
7.5 Emergency Plans: Response, Evacuation, Containment
8.2 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Selection, Use, Maintenance
8.2 Safe Tools: Insulation, Certification, Inspection
8.3 Safe Work Procedures: Lockout/Tagout, Permits
8.4 First Aid: Electrocution, Burns, Exposure
8.5 Waste Management: Recycling, Disposal, Compliance
8.6 Transportation Safety: Packaging, Labeling, Documentation
3.3 Fundamentals of Electrical Safety in Batteries
3.2 Rotor Design and Performance
3.3 Electrical Safety Assessment in Batteries
3.4 Electrical Safety Analysis in Battery Systems
3.5 Optimization of Electrical Safety in Accumulators
3.6 Implementation of Electrical Safety Protocols in Batteries
3.7 Risk Analysis and Preventive Measures in Batteries
3.8 Protection and Prevention in the Handling of Electrical Batteries
4.4 Fundamentals of Electrical Safety in Batteries
4.2 Rotor Design and Performance
4.3 Electrical Safety Assessment in Batteries
4.4 Electrical Safety Analysis in Battery Systems
4.5 Optimization of Electrical Safety in Accumulators
4.6 Implementation of Electrical Safety Protocols in Batteries
4.7 Risk Analysis and Preventive Measures in Batteries
4.8 Protection and Prevention in the Handling of Electrical Batteries
5.5 Fundamentals of Electrical Safety in Batteries
5.5 Rotor Design and Performance
5.3 Electrical Safety Assessment in Batteries
5.4 Electrical Safety Analysis in Battery Systems
5.5 Optimization of Electrical Safety in Accumulators
5.6 Implementation of Electrical Safety Protocols in Batteries
5.7 Risk Analysis and Preventive Measures in Batteries
5.8 Protection and Prevention in the Handling of Electrical Batteries
6.6 Fundamentals of Electrical Safety in Batteries
6.2 Battery Components and Functions
6.3 Principles of Electricity Applied to Batteries
6.4 Electrical Hazards and Risks Associated with Batteries
6.5 Electrical Safety Regulations for Batteries
2.6 Types of Rotors and Their Applications
2.2 Aerodynamic Design of Rotors
2.3 Factors Affecting Rotor Performance
2.4 Rotor Materials and Manufacturing
2.5 Optimizing Rotor Design for Efficiency
3.6 Methods for Evaluating Electrical Safety in Batteries
3.2 Safety Tests and Applicable Standards
3.3 Inspection and Visual Evaluation of Batteries
3.4 Use of Measuring and Diagnostic Equipment
3.5 Interpretation of Results and Evaluation Reports
4.6 Identification of Electrical Hazards in Battery Systems
4.2 Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Battery Failure
4.3 Short Circuit and Overload Risk Assessment
4.4 Thermal Leakage and Explosion Risk Analysis
4.5 Implementation of Corrective Measures
5.6 Strategies for Optimizing Electrical Safety
5.2 Selection and Proper Use of Safety Components
5.3 Thermal Management Systems and Their Importance
5.4 Implementation of Monitoring and Control Systems
5.5 Continuous Improvement and Procedure Updating
6.6 Design of Electrical Safety Protocols
6.2 Safe Handling and Storage Procedures
6.3 Emergency and Incident Response Protocols
6.4 Personnel Training
6.5 Documentation and Recording of Protocols
7.6 Identification of Specific Battery Risks
7.2 Preventive Measures for Battery Handling
7.3 Protection Against Short Circuits and Overloads
7.4 Waste Management and Battery Disposal
7.5 Contingency and Emergency Response Plans
8.6 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Battery Handling
8.2 Safety Procedures for Maintenance
8.3 Fire and Explosion Prevention
8.4 First Aid in Case of Electrical Accidents
8.5 Emergency Drills and Training
- Hands-on methodology: test-before-you-trust, design reviews, failure analysis, compliance evidence.
- Software (depending on licenses/partners): MATLAB/Simulink, Python (NumPy/SciPy), OpenVSP, SU2/OpenFOAM, Nastran/Abaqus, AMESim/Modelica, acoustics tools, planning toolchains DO-178C.
- SEIUM Laboratories: scale rotor bench, vibrations/acoustics, EMC/Lightning pre-compliance, HIL/SIL for AFCS, data acquisition with strain gauging.
- Standards and compliance: EN 9100, 17025, ISO 27001, GDPR.
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Admissions, fees, and scholarships
- Profile: Background in Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related fields; practical experience in NLP and valued information retrieval systems.
- Documentation: Updated CV, academic transcript, SOP/statement of purpose, project examples or code (optional).
- Process: Application → Technical evaluation of profile and experience → Technical interview → Review of case studies → Final decision → Enrollment.
- Fees:
- Single payment: 10% discount.
- Payment in 3 installments: No fees; 30% upon registration + 2 equal monthly payments of the remaining 35%.
Monthly payment: available with a 7% commission on the total; annual review.
Scholarships: based on academic merit, financial need, and promoting inclusion; agreements with companies in the sector for partial or full scholarships.
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Frequently asked questions
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It is not mandatory. We offer leveling tracks and tutoring.
Completely. It covers e-propulsion, integration, and emerging regulations (SC-VTOL).
Recommended. There are also internal challenges and consortiums.
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