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- For other uses, see battery (disambiguation).
In science and technology, a battery is a device that stores chemical energy and makes it available in an electrical form. Batteries consist of electrochemical devices such as one or more galvanic cells, fuel cells or flow cells. The earliest known artifacts that may have been batteries are the Baghdad Batteries, from some time between 250 BCE and 640 CE. The modern development of batteries started with the Voltaic pile developed by the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta in 1800. The worldwide battery industry generates States dollar|US$" target="_blank" >*48 billion in sales annually (2005 estimate).
History
There is some evidence—in the form of the Baghdad Batteries from some time between 250 BCE and 640 CE (while Baghdad was under Parthian and Sassanid dynasties of ancient Persia) of galvanic cells having been used in ancient times. Such ancient knowledge in the history of electricity bears no known continuous relationship to the development of modern batteries. The hypothesis that these devices had an electrical function, while plausible, remains unproven, as with devices discovered in Egyptian digs that are alleged to be batteries as well. There are no writings or drawings or other evidence such as wires or electroplated objects to substantiate the proposed use of the objects as electrical cells. More on [ Battery (electricity) ]
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Lead Acid Battery Technology Comparison - Examine the differences in performance and cost of absorbed glass mat, gel, and flooded lead acid batteries in deep-cycle applications (marine, and RV).
Power Conditioning Units - outlines Plurions Cerium Zinc flow battery.
Meta Description: [ High capacity electrical storage from Plurion Systems Inc. ]
AEP Dedicates First U.S. use of Stationary Sodium Sulfur Battery -
AEP'S Appalachian Power Unit to Install First U.S. Use of Commercial-Scale Energy Storage Technology - 1.2 MegaWatt sodium-sulfer battery. [requires login]
AEP'S Appalachian Power Unit to Install First U.S. Use of Commercial-Scale Energy Storage Technology - [PRNewswire]
All About Batteries - Information about battery history and science.
Ancient Inventions - Describes the history and operation of the Baghdad Battery - (c. 250 BC).
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Argonne Technology Transfer: Batteries and Fuel Cells - Many links focus on fuel cells and Lithium-Ion batteries.
Army manuals - maintenance and operation for batteries and related equipment
Batteries Included - Gallery of strange, off-brand batteries
Battery (electricity) - reader-changeable article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Battery FAQ - Gel vs. SLA, deep cycles, ratings.
Meta Description: [ Battery wholesale battery faq, frequently asked questions about batteries ]
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Battery Knowledge Menu - Battery construction and operation topics from Engineers Edge.
Battery Review - tested small (AA) rechargeable batteries and chargers in a controlled environment.
Battery Technology Comparison - Rechargeable. Compares AA cells, a few larger batteries, and supercapacitors.
Meta Description: [ Battery technology information for design engineers ]
Battery Tips - Battery care and disposal information. FAQs, advertisements.
Meta Description: [ Laptop Batteries at Low Cost Batteries. Your source for cell phone batteries, Dell laptop batteries, camcorder batteries, Duracell Camcorder Battery, Canon Camcorder Battery, Panasonic Camcorder Battery, Sony Camcorder battery and Compaq laptop batteries. ]
Battery University - Analyzer and charger maker offers web version of book about batteries and how to charge them.
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Car and Deep Cycle Battery FAQs - Understanding batteries and how to maintain them.
Meta Description: [ Battery consumer information and answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ) about car, motorcycle, truck, marine, and recreational vehicle starting and deep cycle batteries. ]
Chino Battery Energy Storage Power Plant - Engineer-of-record report. Energy Citations Database entry describes the largest battery in the world. Abstract of 653 page document.
Meta Description: [ The Energy Citations Database (ECD) provides access to historical and current research (1948 to the present) from the Department of Energy (DOE) and predecessor agencies. ]
Clean Battery Technologies - Theory, research and development, and market-ready energy storage devices that improve the trend toward clean, renewable energy.
Europositron - Graph compares several battery types against newer technology.
EuroPositron - Start-up preparing to make aluminum batteries for electric vehicles.
Meta Description: [ Rainer Partanen's invention represents new application of nanoscale
electrochemistry opening a new window to this almost unknown branch of science. ]
Europositron Rechargeable Aluminum Batteries - Wiki-style entry at PureEnergySystems site.
EV World:PacifiCorp to Install Vanadium Energy Storage System - Business Wire article says PacifiCorp will Install 'VESS' flow cell which converts chemical energy into electrical energy. 250 kW - 2000 kWh (8 hour)
Meta Description: [ 'VESS' technology based on the patented redox flow regenerative fuel cell which converts chemical energy into electrical energy. ]
Green Batteries - Information on rechargeable batteries and battery chargers.
Meta Description: [ Information on NiMH and Li-ion rechargeable batteries and battery chargers plus great prices on environmentally friendly nimh and lithium ion rechargeable batteries, battery chargers and battery accessories. ]
How Power Paper Will Work - Explains the technical concepts behind ultra-thin battery technology and how paper-thin batteries could soon be powering a variety of everyday products. From 'How Stuff Works'.
Meta Description: [ Ever heard of a paper-thin battery? Power Paper could revolutionize tiny electronics -- by making them tinier! ]
How Stuff Works: Battery - Illustrated explanation of battery function, types, and chemistry; related links. Good basic introduction to how batteries work.
Meta Description: [ Batteries power the appliances you use daily. Check out battery experiments, the history of batteries, battery reactions and the chemistry behind battery power. ]
Hydrogen as a Secondary Fuel - Large color photograph of the Hindenberg burning, with lecture notes on Hydrogen for Fuel Cells. Large Print, with an e-mail contact
Inexpensive Electrical Energy Storage - Introduces a new, inexpensive full flow electrolyte battery for bulk energy storage.
Meta Description: [ Low cost, long life and safe electrical energy storage battery development is introduced for alternative energy source applications. ]
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Introducing Cerium Based High Energy Redox Batteries - 6 page paper on new technology. Includes discharge curves.
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Large and Advanced Battery Technology and Markets - Promotes 300-page report.
Magnesium battery patents - Compares Aurbach and Matsushita designs.
Meta Description: [ New Energy Revolution ]
Materials for Large Size Batteries and Fuel Cells - Page sells report which examines technologies and profiles companies involved. Forecasts markets.
Meta Description: [ This technical/marketing report examines in detail existing and developmental fuel cell technologies for fixed and mobile power applications and profiles companies involved. Forecasts for the various markets discussed will be provided through 2006. ]
Multimode Battery Energy Storage System For Custom Power Applications - 4 pp technical paper on system at Salt River Project. 200kW x 45 minutes.
New Technology Batteries Guide - Fundamentals of Battery Technology
Ovonic NiMH Battery Featured at EVS-17 - 3,000 Miles for Only $60 Worth of Electricity
Meta Description: [ Providing power industry professionals the latest headlines, featured articles, guest columnist and editorial archives for the power industry ]
PacifiCorp to Install Vanadium Energy Storage System - 250kW, 8hr VESS redox flow regenerative fuel cell system to go into Utah in June.
Meta Description: [ 'VESS' technology based on the patented redox flow regenerative fuel cell which converts chemical energy into electrical energy. ]
Powerful lithium battery - More powerful, longer-lasting lithium batteries on the horizon with Sandia-developed materials breakthrough. Silicon and graphite: a materials match made in battery heaven.
Meta Description: [ More powerful, longer-lasting lithium batteries on the horizon with Sandia-developed materials breakthrough. Silicon and graphite: a materials match made in battery heaven. ]
Premium Power Corporation - Energy Power Storage Solutions, makes flow batteries for storage and power quality assurance.
Meta Description: [ Premium Power Corporation - a leading manufacturer of energy storage and power quality assurance solutions ]
Regenesys - Tennessee Valley Authority describes this technology to improve electric system reliability by using regenerative cells to store energy through a chemical process. Includes photos of the facility being built in Mississippi.
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Regenesys Technologies Limited, Organization Details - Industry periodical database entry describes flow-battery maker and locates both projects.
Meta Description: [ Fuel Cell Today - Informing the fuel cell industry. Fuel Cell Today provides market based intelligence on the fuel cell industry, including surveys, news, images and investment information. ]
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RWE Group Halts Regenesys Project - TVA (USA government) announces contractor encountered a number of engineering difficulties in flow battery during scale-up
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Sodium Sulfur and Lithium-Metal-Polymer Batteries Show Commercial Promise - cites 100kW x 7 hr AEP system [EERE: News]
Telepower Australia Commercialisation Page - Outside SEI in Japan, Telepower Australia has more experience and technical know-how with VRB than anyone else. Link to bibliography.
Meta Description: [ Telepower Australia provides expert DC power system consultancy and product development. ]
TVA to Build Power Storage Plant Storage Plant in Mississippi - USA government news release describes start of the nation's first large-scale, battery-like power storage facility. Includes contacts.
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Utility Scale Batteries - PESWiki entry from Pure Energy Systems. Includes ideas from readers.
VRB Power - Site for company marketing Vanadium Redox Battery Energy Storage Systems. Includes QuickTime walkthrough of South Africa's VRB installation.
Meta Description: [ VRB Power Systems Inc. is an electrochemical energy storage company that has commercialized the patented Vanadium Redox Battery Energy Storage System (VRB-ESS) and has acquired the intellectual property rights and assets to the Regenesys Energy Storage System (RGN-ESS). ]
Why do large battery packs fail early? - Resources for Design. Explains problems in batteries with many cells.
Meta Description: [ Resources for designing equipment using battery packs from PowerStream ]
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