How a battery works This 4 minute video by TEDed explains how the battery came about, how it works and what we might expect... 1 573
Battery types This is a list of popular commercially available battery types. For a full list of battery types that have ever... 2 1247
Building a battery bank using amp hours batteries In this article we’ll look at different ways to build a battery bank (and ways not to) for amp hour... 32 47922 33
Connecting batteries in series There are two ways to wire batteries together, parallel and series. The illustrations below show how these set wiring variations... 80 98471 52
Connecting batteries in parallel There are two ways to wire batteries together, parallel and series. The illustration below show how these wiring variations can... 242 188706 104
A history of the battery From Benjamin Franklin’s tinkering with glass jars in 1749 to cells so small and flexible they can be integrated within... 4 6618 1
TIMELINE – history of the battery For a transcript of this timeline see the article History of the battery. 1 1084
Why do rechargeable batteries die? There are a large variety of different battery types on the market today (see Battery types) that work in slightly... 32 7396
Can new battery technology help renewable energy finally make sense? In our constant drive to reduce global warming and climate change we see wind, sea and solar power as possible... 3 1435
In Search of the Perfect Battery When we look at early batteries and compare them with what powers our portable products of today like cell phones... 10 1169
Does a 4Ah battery power a 4 amp appliance for one hour? There is a common misunderstanding about batteries labelled with an ‘Ah’ capacity. It’s repeated endlessly across the internet and it... 10 613
What is a Smart Battery? Smart batteries help us get much more from portable power but what exactly are they and why have they evolved?... 4 303
