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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…
Battery Basics
Repurposing Materials in Secondary Batteries
It’s hard to believe we still don’t recycle all the minerals from millions of rechargeable…
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Recycling Primary Batteries Responsibly
North Americans purchase, and use millions of batteries every year. Each of them contains minerals…
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Lead-Acid Battery Operating Principles
Lead-acid battery operating principles depend on their active materials controlling charging and discharging. These include…
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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.…
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Capacity and Battery Ratings Unpacked
If your friend showed you their new electric car, you might want to know how…
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Basics of Lead Acid Batteries
A lead acid battery converts the chemical energy in its active materials into electrical energy,…