Energy Storage Associate Boot Camp
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Course outline
7 modules • 87 assignments • 18 - 22 hours to complete • 19:14 hours of video lectures
Welcome • 9 assignments
Orientation Materials
- Connect with your instructor Sean on LinkedIn
- Energy Storage Presentation (.pdf)
- Book: Energy Storage Basics
- Welcome!
- Set up email notifications and your student profile
- Discussion Board Request from Sean and Notes on Posting Discussion Board Questions
- Books and resources
- Introduce yourself on the discussion board
- Live Online Proctoring (LOP) for All NABCEP Exams!
Module 1 • 8 assignments
History of Energy Storage, Markets and Applications for ESS's, and Safety Basics
- Welcome! Plus AC and DC Coupling (27:43 minutes) Preview
- Energy Storage Systems Overview (12:33 minutes)
- Electrochemistry and History of Batteries (14:37 minutes)
- Electricity Basics (13:35 minutes)
- ESS Uses (26:42 minutes)
- To view your test results
- ESS Boot Camp Module 1 Quiz
- Quiz 1 Answers and Explanations (.pdf)
Module 2 • 8 assignments
Energy Storage Fundamentals
- ESS Units (25:58 minutes)
- ESS Chemistries Part 1 (21:08 minutes) Preview
- ESS Chemistries Part 2 (22:26 minutes)
- Lithium Chemistries Deeper Dive Part 1 (15:00 minutes)
- Lithium Chemistries Deeper Dive Part 2 (21:44 minutes)
- Series and Parallel Wiring (11:29 minutes)
- ESS Boot Camp Module 2 Quiz
- Quiz 2 Answers and Explanations (.pdf)
Module 3 • 15 assignments
Common components for Energy Storage Systems
- Common Components for Residential Energy Storage Systems Part 1 (1 of 2) (20:40 minutes) Preview
- Common Components for Residential Energy Storage Systems Part 1 (2 of 2) (31:15 minutes)
- Common Components for Residential Energy Storage Systems Part 2 (1 of 2) (25:14 minutes)
- Common Components for Residential Energy Storage Systems Part 2 (2 of 2) (21:25 minutes)
- Common Components for Residential Energy Storage Systems Part 3 (1 of 2) (18:05 minutes)
- Common Components for Residential Energy Storage Systems Part 3 (2 of 2) (15:26 minutes)
- Common Components for Residential Energy Storage Systems Part 4 (1 of 2) (16:41 minutes)
- Common Components for Residential Energy Storage Systems Part 4 (2 of 2) (28:43 minutes)
- Common Components for Utility and Commercial-Scale Energy Storage Systems Part 1 (27:35 minutes)
- Common Components for utility and Commercial-Scale Energy Storage Systems Part 2 (1 of 2) (16:41 minutes)
- Common Components for utility and Commercial-Scale Energy Storage Systems Part 2 (2 of 2) (20:46 minutes)
- Common Components for utility and Commercial-Scale Energy Storage Systems Part 3 (1 of 2) (18:39 minutes)
- Common Components for utility and Commercial-Scale Energy Storage Systems Part 3 (2 of 2) (21:00 minutes)
- ESS Boot Camp Module 3 Quiz
- Quiz 3 Answers and Explanations (.pdf)
Module 4 • 11 assignments
Various Energy Storage System Topics.
- Virtual Power Plants (VPP) (13:48 minutes) Preview
- C-Rates, Supercapacitors, and more (19:36 minutes)
- C-Rates Continued, Battery Basics, and more (19:43 minutes)
- Lithium-Ion Batteries vs. Lead-Acid Batteries (30:51 minutes)
- Battery Discharging Graphs Part 1 (24:59 minutes)
- Battery Discharging Graphs Part 2 (19:14 minutes)
- State of Charge (28:17 minutes)
- 3-Phase Power, System Grounding, and Off-Grid Systems Part 1 (22:19 minutes)
- 3-Phase Power, System Grounding, and Off-Grid Systems Part 2 (20:02 minutes)
- ESS Boot Camp Module 4 Quiz
- Quiz 4 Answers and Explanations (.pdf)
Module 5 • 31 assignments
More ESS!
- Line/Load Side Connections, IPC's, grounding, and more! Part 1 (24:18 minutes)
- Line/Load Side Connections, IPC's, grounding, and more! Part 2 (21:45 minutes)
- NEC Update for IPCs effective 1/1/23 even for the 2020 NEC.
- Different ESS Technologies Part 1 (19:14 minutes) Preview
- Different ESS Technologies Part 2 (19:51 minutes)
- Flywheels Part 1 (13:02 minutes)
- Flywheels Part 2 (21:08 minutes)
- Gravity (12:40 minutes)
- Energy Storage System Markets Part 1 (22:30 minutes)
- Energy Storage System Markets Part 2 (17:35 minutes)
- Energy Storage Tech Comparisons including Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Lithium-Ion vs. Lead-Acid, Sodium Sulfur, UL 9540 and UL 1973 Part 1 (19:27 minutes)
- Energy Storage Tech Comparisons including Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Lithium-Ion vs. Lead-Acid, Sodium Sulfur, UL 9540 and UL 1973 Part 2 (21:01 minutes)
- NEC and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) including Article 706 Parts I and II (1 of 2) (23:35 minutes)
- NEC and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) including Article 706 Parts I and II (2 of 2) (20:59 minutes)
- NEC Article 706 Energy Storage Systems part III to end (1 of 2) (15:28 minutes)
- NEC Article 706 Energy Storage Systems part III to end (2 of 2) (16:08 minutes)
- Energy Storage System Code in the NEC besides Article 706 ESS Part 1 (22:23 minutes)
- Energy Storage System Code in the NEC besides Article 706 ESS Part 2 (16:13 minutes)
- NEC 4- Chapter 6, 7, 8 and 9 (21:18 minutes)
- NEC 5 - Article 705 Interconnected Power Production Sources Part 1 (21:33 minutes)
- NEC 5 - Article 705 Interconnected Power Production Sources Part 2 (17:52 minutes)
- Backfeeding the grid with a Tesla Model S (02:01 minutes)
- International Residential Code (IRC) and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) with Bill Brooks (advanced topic) (27:36 minutes)
- 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), International Building Code (IBC) and International Fire Code (IFC) with Bill Brooks (advanced topic) (16:21 minutes)
- International Fire Code (IFC) and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) with Bill Brooks (advanced topic) (07:42 minutes)
- 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) with Bill Brooks (BB) (18:12 minutes)
- ESS Boot Camp Module 5 Quiz
- Quiz 5 Answers and Explanations (.pdf)
- ESS Boot Camp Final Exam
- Final Exam Answers and Explanations (.pdf)
- New Information Version 2
Conclusion • 5 assignments
Feedback and Additional Resources
- Connect with your instructor Sean on LinkedIn if you have not already
- 1 Year of Access to Course Materials
- Feedback: 2-minute Exit Survey
- Consider Joining as a HeatSpring Member
- Certificate of Completion: Request a Certificate
Continuing Education Units
Approved for the following CEUs
- NABCEP Advanced Credit Hours
- NABCEP JTA
- NABCEP Building or Fire Code
- NABCEP RE Elective
- NABCEP PV Associate Renewal
Approved NABCEP CEU Hours
NABCEP Credential | Advanced Hours for Exam | Recertification CEU Hours | NEC | JTA | RE Elective | Building or Fire Code |
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18 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 2 | |
0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
18 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 2 | |
18 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 2 | |
18 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 2 | |
18 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 2 | |
18 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 2 |
NABCEP Registered Provider
This course counts towards the training requirements for taking NABCEP professional certification exams and CEUs for renewing all certifications.
Instructor
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Sean White
2014 IREC Trainer of the Year, HeatSpring / White House Energy Inc. / Sean White Solar / Norcal SolarSean White was the 2014 Interstate Renewable Energy Council Trainer of the Year. He is an IREC Certified Solar PV Master Trainer and has authored several books on solar. He contributed to the development of the NABCEP PV Installation Professional Job Task Analysis and has been a member of the NABCEP PV Installation Professional Technical Committee. Sean is a... Learn more