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Thoroughly revised, comprehensive coverage of battery technology, characteristics, and applications
This fully updated guide offers complete coverage of batteries and battery usagefrom classic designs to emerging technologies. Compiled by a pioneer in secondary lithium batteries, the book contains all the information needed to solve engineering problems and make proper battery selections. You will get in-depth descriptions of the principles, properties, and performance specifications of every major battery type. Lindens Handbook of Batteries, Fifth Edition, contains cutting-edge data and equations, design specifications, and troubleshooting techniques from international experts. New chapters discuss renewable energy systems, battery failure analysis, lithium-ion battery technology, materials, and component design. Recent advances in smartphones and hybrid car batteries are clearly explained, including maximizing re-chargeability, reducing cost, improving safety, and lessening environmental impact.
Coverage includes:
Electricity, electrochemistry, and batteriesRaw materialsBattery componentsPrinciples of electrochemical cell operationsBattery product overviewElectrochemical cell designs (platform technologies)Primary batteriesSecondary batteriesMiscellaneous and specialty batteriesBattery applicationsBattery industry infrastructure