• 4 days Hazards Identification and Risk Assessment Training, OHSC Nepal

• Research-Based Public Fire Safety Education — Fire Safety Research Institute — Formal training in research-based approaches to public fire safety education.

• Fire Science in a Nutshell — LuLu University — Training in fire science and fire behavior.

• Fire Safety Management — ITCILO — Training in fire safety management.

• Science of Fire and Explosion Hazards from Lithium-Ion Batteries — Training connecting battery hazards and fire safety.

The development of a desktop Braille printing machine aims to create an affordable, user-friendly device for visually impaired users .Design, assembly and fabrication of braille printing prototype is done at fablab Nepal lab under Impacthub Kathmandu. 

Recently, cylindrical lithium-ion battery cells have been widely used in electric vehicles due to efficient automated production and cheap kilowatt-hour capacity. For optimal operation of a cell, the internal temperature of the cell should be maintained within the range of 15–35 °C by employing suitable cooling mechanism. This study comprehensively compares multiple air-cooling configurations specifically designed for lithium-ion battery three-series and three-parallel (3S3P) modules. The methodology involves an experimental phase to measure the parameters of Bernardi's equation, essential for calculating heat generation with consideration of both Joule's heat and entropic heat. Subsequently, a numerical simulation using Ansys Fluent examines battery heat generation within the 3S3P modules, employing diverse air-cooling configurations. Each configuration undergoes simulation with the aid of design of experiments and parametric analysis, allowing the observation of cooling behavior across various input parameters. To ensure reliability of simulation, the cooling of the unit cell module is simulated under similar conditions. The comparison between these simulated results and experimental values is conducted to validate the accuracy of the overall analysis methodology. The heat measurements indicated a unit cell heat output of 0.9028 W at an average rate of 0.85C. Among the investigated air-cooling configurations, the SIDO (Single Input Double Output) arrangement stood out as the most effective in maintaining a consistently lower average cell temperature, as determined through the application of the response curve method. This study emphasizes the importance of air-cooling design for improving the performance and safety of lithium-ion battery modules used in electric vehicles. 

World is rapidly transforming into the age of Electric Vehicle technology. This is also associated with green and clean transportation technology. Lithium-ion batteries are rechargeable energy storage devices used in electrical vehicles due to high power density, low self-discharge, high efficiency, long life cycle etc. However, there is change in temperature during the charge/discharge cycle of operation due to heat generation. And, it is necessary to maintain the temperature of battery within specific range for the safety and life of the battery by adopting proper thermal management system. In this project, we aim to study and analyze thermal management systems for lithium-ion battery modules. For this purpose, we have conducted numerical study of unit cell module air cooling system using steady state Conjugate Heat Transfer in ANSYS Fluent 2022R1. Experimental setup is also developed for unit cell module air cooling. And, comparative study between experimental and numerical solution is conducted based on cell average temperature. Numerical analysis of 3S3P module air cooling system is conducted for four different flow channel configurations and varied velocities for obtaining efficient system. Numerical study of 3S3P module cold plate liquid cooling system is also conducted with four different flow channel configurations and varied flow velocities for obtaining suitable cold plate liquid cooling on basis of cell average temperature and temperature distribution in system. For a unit cell, it is found that the cell average temperature reaches stable value after certain flow velocity. There is a decrease in temperature due to an increase in velocity from 0.2 m/s to 4.3m/s for unit cell module air cooling system. From four different configurations of air cooling, SIDO configuration has less value of cell average temperature with varied velocity from response surface analysis and CHT simulation. Average cell temperature of cobweb type is least for the same coolant inlet velocity among four different liquid cold plate configurations. It is also found that temperature distribution using cobweb type cold plate is uniform at lower pressure

• Introduction to Battery Management Systems — University of Colorado Boulder — Formal training in battery management systems.

• Lithium-Ion Battery Fire & Explosion Hazards — Studied thermal and fire hazards associated with lithium-ion batteries.