Battery Composition, Applications and Knowledge Course

This course is designed for the training of those personnel who:

  • Have a responsibility for the general maintenance of batteries
  • Have a responsibility for the purchasing of battery systems
  • Undertake the design of battery systems or equipment associated
The course requires a little background knowledge or experience of batteries, for example by undertaking the Basic Battery Safety and Maintenance Course or being involved in the installation and Maintenance of Battery Systems.
A very basic understanding of Ohms Law and a little Chemistry knowledge would be beneficial.

The course topic and details are as follows:


Introductions and the Aims of the course

  • Definition of a Battery
  • What is a Battery and How does it work.
  • The Lead Acid Theory
  • The Alkaline Theory
  • Battery History

Battery Types

  • Identifying the different types of cells and batteries available.
  • Plante Plate design
  • Pasted Plate design
  • Tubular Gauntlet design
  • Absorbed Glass Mat / Recombination (V.R.L.A.)
  • Gell Electrolyte design
  • Alkaline design
  • Understanding the differences.

Battery Testing

  • Capacities and Performance
  • Capacity Testing Methods
  • Performance Testing Methods
  • British Standard Testing Methods
  • Impedance / Conductance

Course Assessment


A short assessment to ensure that candidates have understood and absorbed the content of the course.This will comprise of questions requiring multichoice and short phrase answers.