Energy Storage Science and Technology

   

Research and Exploration on the Experimental Teaching System for Undergraduate Major of Energy Storage Science and Engineering under the "Emerging Engineering Education"

Jinding LI1(), Guanyu SONG1,5, Linhao FAN1,2, Shouhang ZHANG1, Siqi LI1, Weiyu WANG1, Yan YIN1,2, Guowei LING1,3, Gang PAN1,4, Kui JIAO1,2, Chengshan WANG1,5()   

  1. 1.National Industry-Education Platform for Energy Storage, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
    2.School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
    3.School of Marine Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
    4.College of Intelligence and Computing, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
    5.School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • Received:2024-10-10 Revised:2024-10-30
  • Contact: Chengshan WANG E-mail:jinding.li@tju.edu.cn;cswang@tju.edu.cn

Abstract:

In the context of global energy transition and the strategy of carbon peak and carbon neutrality, the cultivation of energy storage professionals is crucial for ensuring future national energy security industry and advancing new energy storage technology. As an emerging field, energy storage demands a wide range of talent, from foundational expertise to high-level professionals, across its entire industrial chain. As an emerging interdisciplinary field, energy storage science and engineering bears the responsibility of cultivating shortage high-level professionals, equipped to drive advancements in both technology and industry practices. Since 2020, 84 universities in China have established the major of energy storage science and engineering. However, talent cultivation in this field is still under exploration at these universities, posing original innovation to the experimental teaching component. This discipline draws on diverse fields such as chemical engineering, electrical engineering, materials science, management science, and energy and power engineering. Furthermore, effectively integrating these diverse disciplines into practical teaching presents a significant challenge for the education of energy storage science and engineering students. Therefore, in response to the strong demand and rapid evolution of the energy storage industry, there is an urgent need to develop a practical experimental teaching system that aligns with current industrial advancements and meets sectoral requirements, to accelerate cultivating the top-notch innovative talents with interdisciplinary knowledge, superb techniques and practical abilities. Leveraging Tianjin University's strengths in "Emerging Engineering Education " initiatives and capitalizing on the superior resources of the National Industry-Education Platform for Energy Storage (Tianjin University), this paper proposes a three-tiered, four-stage experimental teaching system based on the Energy Storage Science and Engineering major at Tianjin University. This innovative experimental teaching system highlights the interdisciplinary integration, the synergistic fusion of scientific principles and educational practices, and the active collaboration between academia and industry. The system integrates multidisciplinary knowledge through a structured series of basic experiments, specialized experiments, project-based learning initiatives, and comprehensive capstone projects. Through these methods, the program aims not only to improve the quality of talent cultivation but also to demonstrate considerable potential for widely adoption and application across the energy storage field.

Key words: energy storage, experimental teaching, emerging engineering education

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