Battery Energy Storage System
Education and Training Initiative
(BESS-EIT)
Penn State – NECA – IBEW Collaborative Project
Launch Announcement
Battery Energy Storage System
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Education and Training Initiative
Background
Battery Energy Storage System
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Background
Education and Training Initiative
• Conceived by NECA-CA in response to boom
in energy storage
• National Science Foundation – Advanced
Technician Training (NSF-ATE) program
proposal (Oct 2014) funded Sept. 1, 2015
• Collaboration Plan (Oct 2015)
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Electrical Training Alliance
NECA
LMCC’s
IBEW
• Three year project to develop, test, and
certify program through EPRI
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Project Goals
Education and Training Initiative
• Develop BESS training program and
certification (EPRI) for energy
storage installation
• Serve Electrical Workers + NECA,
IEEE, and Utility Professionals
• Develop and test blended-learning
modules
• Support launch of regional hubs for
BESS training (Philadelphia, Los
Angeles, Chicago, Houston)
• Three year endeavor to develop,
test, and initiate train-the-trainer
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Education and Training Initiative
Immersive Experiential Learning
Mosaic and that will guide the design of the BESS immersive laboratory are provided in Figure 7.
GridSTAR Utility Scale BESS System (above) and
3D model for education and training (right)
Figure 6: Existing BESS System that will be the subject of the immersive laboratory.
Battery Energy Storage System
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Education and Training Initiative
Development Strategy
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Fundraising Effort
Education and Training Initiative
$170K from NECA / IBEW Partnerships
Initial contributions include:
Philadelphia NECA Chapter
Chicago LMCC
Seattle LMCC
California (Statewide) LMCC
Los Angeles LMCC
Spokane LMCC
Cleveland LMCC
Portland LMCC
Thank you!
Smart Energy Academy
An Online Learning Management System for
the Electrical Construction Industry
David Riley, Penn State
Parhum Delgoshaei, Penn State
Background
• Steady stream of new technologies are affecting EC
business opportunities
• ELECTRI currently disseminates research results in
reports and presentations
• GridSTAR Center and DOE projects have launched new
courses in critical topics like combined heat and power,
micro grids, energy storage, and solar energy.
• Electrical Training Alliance has launched new online
Learning Management System (LMS) to support
blended learning
Key questions
• What style of online course is best suited to disseminate
ELECTRI products?
• What process, investments, and business models are
best for creating new courses?
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New ELECTRI projects
Past projects
Key topics (e.g. ECAP)
Courses authored by third parties (e.g. Modern Grid Solutions)
• How can the SMA be coordinated with NECA Education
and Electrical Training Alliance blended learning?
Deliverables
• Co-branded online Learning Management System
(LMS) adapted from existing Electrical Training Alliance
and GridSTAR systems in MoodleTM platform
(complete).
• Template to support creation of high quality online
courses from ELECTRI International projects (complete).
• Three demonstration courses implemented in
partnership with GridSTAR center (in progress).
• Recommendations for future long term sustainability
of strategic partnerships between ELECTI International,
NECA, Electrical Training Alliance, and the Penn State
GridSTAR Center (in progress).
ELECTRI Course “Theme”
Learning Design Template
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Introductory Video (also used to promote course)
Anticipatory questions preview key concepts
Pre-confidence questions
Content
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Video 1
Learning Check Questions
Video 2 , 3, …
Learning Check Questions
• Post-confidence questions
• Feedback
Example Course 1: Business Development for
Electrical Contractors
Learning Objectives:
Course participants will be able to:
• Able to explain the role of business
development in growing and maintain
healthy businesses
• Understand the difference between business
development, marketing, and sales
• Describe types of business development
processes used by peer electrical contractors
• Understand the role of NECA, the IBEW, and
LMCC’s in business development
Example Course 2: Microgrid Basics
Learning Objectives:
Course participants will be able to:
1. Define a micro grid and list its key features
A Microgrid is a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources within clearly defined
electrical boundaries that acts as a single controllable entity with respect to the grid. A microgrid can
connect and disconnect from the grid to enable it to operate in both grid-connected or island-mode.
2. Identify key drivers for micro grids at multiple scales
Improve grid reliability, resiliency, and quality, reduce need for scheduled upgrades, reduce
energy costs, integrate renewables, reduce carbon emissions, increase customer participation,
security, local economy development and jobs.
3. List microgrid enabling technologies
distributed generation, advanced energy storage, automated demand response,
micro grid control systems, EV charging technologies, Islanding in bidirectional smart
inverters
Example Course 3: Energy Conservation and
Performance Platform (E-CAP)
Learning Objectives:
Course participants will be able to:
1. Understand purpose of ECAP and why
it was created
2. Describe the types of applications
ECAP can be used by Electrical
Contractors
3. Provide examples of how ECAP has
been used successfully by Electrical
Contractors
4. Demonstrate understanding of the
existing resources and support tools
that exist to help EC’s use ECAP
Completion Plan
• Based on feedback, add additional examples and cases
from real EC’s in courses
• Allow for template to be tested by current ELECTRI
grantees
• Allow for alignment of project with NECA Education
online platform approved Oct. 2015 and scheduled for
roll out Fall 2016
Thank you
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