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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Two Types of Electric Power Inverters
There are two types of inverters to consider with solar-battery systems for home or business.…
Battery Basics
Alternating Between Types of Electric Current
There are two kinds of electric current invented – or should we say discovered –…
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Owen Magnetic Electric Series Hybrid
The Owen Magnetic had an electric-series-hybrid-drivetrain that eliminated the need for a heavy, bulky, expensive…
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Woods Dual Power Hybrid Electric Car
The 1916 Woods Dual Power hybrid auto may have been way ahead of its time…
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Early Hybrid Electric Cars In Context
The word ‘hybrid’ comes from the Latin word hybrida, meaning the offspring of a tame…
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Electric Baker Torpedo Kid Stuns Crowds
Americans loved their early electric cars because they did not have to crank-start them, or…
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The Walter Bersey London Electric Cab
Walter Bersey was a British engineer born in 1874 with a particular interest in developing…
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Electric Submarine Power Beneath the Ocean
The first submarine vessels used human effort to propel them across, and through the ocean.…
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World’s First Zinc Chlorine Flow Battery
Flow batteries store their chemicals in external tanks, and circulate them through their cells when…