Charge – the process of putting electrical energy into a battery where it is stored as chemical energy. This involves…
Battery Glossary – Capacity
Capacity – the amount of electrical energy available from a battery or cell of a given voltage measured in amp…
Battery Glossary – Connector
Connector – some batteries or battery packs do not have visible positive and negative terminals. Instead they have positive and negative…
Battery Glossary – Charge Voltage
Charge Voltage – the amount of battery voltage when the battery is fully charged or the voltage available at any…
Battery Glossary – Float Voltage
Float Voltage – the voltage a battery should be kept at if used in a standby application (such as emergency…
Battery Glossary – Discharge Voltage
Discharge Voltage – the amount of battery voltage available at any given point while the battery is discharging. The voltage…
Battery Glossary – Negative Terminal
Negative Terminal – the terminal from which electrons flow in the external circuit when the battery discharges. Marked by a…
Battery Glossary – Overcharging
Overcharging – continuing the charging of a battery even after it has reached 100% capacity / State of Charge or…
Battery Glossary – Polarity
Polarity – the settings of the charges found at the terminals of the battery – which terminal is positive and…
Battery Glossary – Connecting in Parallel
Parallel Batteries – A group of batteries or cells with all terminals of the same polarity wired together – i.e….