Electrical Engineering, MS: Battery Controls Option

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers coursework and thesis supervision leading to the Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering with an option in Battery Controls.

This degree option is designed to give the student expertise in algorithms for lithium-ion battery management and control. Applications include electric vehicles, consumer electronics, and grid energy storage systems. Courses build expertise in modeling lithium ion batteries using empirical and physics-based approaches. These models are leveraged to develop algorithms for state of charge (SOC), state of health (SOH), state of power (SOP), and state of energy (SOE) estimators, as well as methods for safe fast-charge. Courses in control-systems topics give breadth to support and enhance the focus area.

Students who wish to pursue this option must submit a written request to enroll in the Battery Controls option. This request must be made after admission to the Electrical Engineering, MS program but before the MS degree is awarded. For standard admission to the Battery Controls option, applicants must meet the standard MS requirements and have completed the following university-level coursework with a grade of "B" or higher: • Mathematics: Calculus III, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations • Science: Physics III - calculus based, General Chemistry I • Engineering: Circuits II, Electronics I, Linear Systems For additional details regarding the program coursework, please visit the Academic Catalog