Battery Basics
Promising Battery Chemistries That Never Took Off
Battery history is filled with promising battery chemistries that never took off, or became a dominant…
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Battery Basics
Battery Basics
Why Lithium-Ion Batteries Swell and Fail
A lithium-ion battery can sometimes develop a disturbing physical change. Its case begins to bulge,…
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Making Early Lead-Acid Batteries Was Difficult – Why
The invention of the lead-acid battery in 1859 was a major advance in electricity storage. Gaston…
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How Early Rechargeable Experiments Failed
The first batteries transformed electrical science, but they had one major disadvantage. Once they used…
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The Search for Longer-Lasting Lead-Acid Batteries
Engineers faced an important question, as lead-acid batteries became popular. Searchers for longer-lasting solutions wondered…
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Making Lead-Acid Batteries Spill-Proof With Gel
The traditional lead-acid battery contained liquid sulfuric acid in water. This worked well, but the…
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The Sealed Lead-Acid Battery Changes Everything
Early lead-acid batteries had one important weakness. Their electrolyte was a liquid solution of sulfuric…
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How Lead-Acid Batteries Became Easier to Manufacture
The success of the lead-acid battery depended on mass manufacture, more than good chemistry. In a…
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The Rise of the Electric Starter Battery
The rise of the electric starter battery was one of the most exciting moments in battery…
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The Lead-Acid Battery Goes to Work At Last
As lead-acid batteries improved during the late nineteenth century, their usefulness extended far beyond electric…