This 4 minute video by TEDed explains how the battery came about, how it works and what we might expect...

This is a list of popular commercially available battery types. For a full list of battery types that have ever...

In this article we’ll look at different ways to build a battery bank (and ways not to) for amp hour...

There are two ways to wire batteries together, parallel and series. The illustrations below show how these set wiring variations...

There are two ways to wire batteries together, parallel and series. The illustration below show how these wiring variations can...

From Benjamin Franklin’s tinkering with glass jars in 1749 to cells so small and flexible they can be integrated within...

For a transcript of this timeline see the article History of the battery.

There are a large variety of different battery types on the market today (see Battery types) that work in slightly...

In our constant drive to reduce global warming and climate change we see wind, sea and solar power as possible...

When we look at early batteries and compare them with what powers our portable products of today like cell phones...

There is a common misunderstanding about batteries labelled with an ‘Ah’ capacity. It’s repeated endlessly across the internet and it...

Smart batteries help us get much more from portable power but what exactly are they and why have they evolved?...

The term ‘Smart’ (or ‘Intelligent’) when associated with battery chargers is used widely and loosely so it is important to...

To understand how charging works we need to look inside a battery to see the process in action. We’ll use...