Battery Basics
How a Lead Battery Makes Electricity Simply
We have been writing about fuel cells lately, which relate to batteries but are quite…
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Battery Basics
Battery Basics
Depth of Discharge in Storage Batteries
Depth of discharge is an important consideration when purchasing an electrochemical battery to power a…
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Auto Starter Batteries and Why They Fail
No battery lasts forever, for the simple reason their energy capacity fades as they age.…
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Reasons for Capacity Loss in Batteries
Capacity is the amount of energy in a particular battery. This depends on the number…
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Lithium-Ion Battery Breakthrough at Wuhan
Scientists claim a major new success at Wuhan University of Technology, China. They describe their…
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Sodium-Ion Electric Car Unwrapped
Sodium-ion batteries use sodium-ions as their charge carriers. This puts them at an advantage over…
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Main Types of Lead-Acid Batteries
There are three main types of lead-acid batteries, namely sealed, flooded, and valve-regulated. They mark…
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Series and Parallel Battery Connections
Historians believe Benjamin Franklin christened pairs of cells ‘batteries’, in 1749. America was passing through…
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Negative and Positive Lead Battery Plates
The original design for Planté’s lead battery called for flat plates comprising pure lead sheets.…
Battery Basics
Capacity and Battery Ratings Unpacked
If your friend showed you their new electric car, you might want to know how…