Battery Pack New Members Start Here

The following is a collection of links covering many key responsibilities of a battery pack team member. While this list is far from complete, it serves as a solid starting point for new members and a resource to deepen the knowledge of current team members. If you come across a helpful resource that isn’t listed here, reach out to the battery pack lead to have it added. The goal is to make this a living reference that grows with the team.

Batteries & Module Design: 

Cell Selection:

https://youtu.be/YCh88Ryad_Q?si=Yw_wG6LsN5r4Ornj 

Series and parallel:

https://youtu.be/L-UfAeyTI9g?si=yir0FnnBiHhU1srt 

https://youtu.be/q46Ev9KVNLI?si=YsqTRm5le1euUbf8 

Voltage Taps:

https://youtu.be/fyjDGSPHmYI?si=5Kp8fsCbrSVWaXMv 

Thermistors:

https://youtu.be/SaQBD0NMT04?si=l00LCxrSBgjsRT3N 

C Rating:

https://youtu.be/cxkVxi9P0EA?si=YKWbFfsxErOex3jR 

Other Electrical Components: 

Contactors:

https://youtu.be/tMIg24cHqwE?si=GoEc4lXgQr_8lMpy 

Fuse:

https://youtu.be/ot-_PJEja7c?si=KV7p-s2u39I-sIpb 

BMS:

https://youtu.be/GXYJ1xC10j4?si=qpv4zLVIUbQx35To

SOC/SOH:

https://youtu.be/rOwcxFErcvQ?si=OZlE5tshIGgikb_1 

https://youtu.be/imjbyeS1caI?si=EPW2c0dFBSrEwk_O 

Pack Cooling:

https://www.dober.com/electric-vehicle-cooling-systems 

Box Construction:

https://youtu.be/tiS8ArzEA58?si=LryIuSmVO1Bgp0T1 

https://youtu.be/3Pc-Sd_J26E?si=4FIgSPMbBmwdX29j 

Battery University:

This is one of the most comprehensive websites there is about batteries. 

https://batteryuniversity.com/articles  

Good Overall EV videos: 

https://youtu.be/hBbhevHZZ5E?si=Yja3qvNngAX7KERJ

https://youtu.be/2aDyjJ5wj64?si=grT37s0xccLxDWOC