All About Battery
All About Battery
All About Battery
Electrochemical system
The first letter identifies the chemical composition of the battery, which also implies a nominal voltage. Certain rechargeable battery systems,
commonly made in sizes interchangeable with primary batteries, also have symbols.
Letter
Code
Negative electrode
Electrolyte
Positive electrode
Nominal
voltage
Main article
(none)
Zinc
Manganese dioxide
Zinc
Oxygen
Lithium
Organic
Carbon monofluoride
3 Lithium battery
Lithium
Organic
Manganese dioxide
3 Lithium battery
Lithium
Non-aqueous inorganic
Thionyl chloride
Lithium
Organic
Iron disulphide
Lithium
Organic
Copper(II) oxide
Alkali
Nickel oxide
Cadmium
Alkali
Nickel oxide
Zinc
Alkali
Manganese dioxide
Zinc
Alkali
Mercuric oxide
Zinc
Alkali
Zinc
Alkali
Oxygen
PB
Lead
Sulphuric acid
Lead dioxide
2 Lead-acid battery
Zinc
Alkali
Silver oxide
Zinc
Alkali
M
(withdrawn)
N
(withdrawn)
Mercuric oxide
manganese dioxide
Italics indicate a chemical system unlikely to be found in consumer or general-purpose batteries, or withdrawn from the current standard.
Bold indicates a secondary (rechargeable) cell type.
It is common to refer to the negative electrode first in IEC battery definitions.
IEC standard 61436 for rechargeable batteries defines certain sizes that are interechangeable with primary batteries.
Types
This List of battery types is grouped by types of battery.
Primary cells (or)
non-rechargeable batteries
Alkaline battery
Aluminium battery
Atomic battery
Optoelectric nuclear battery
Nuclear micro-battery
Bunsen cell
Chromic acid cell
Clark cell
Daniell cell
Dry cell
Earth battery
Frog battery
Galvanic cell
Grove cell
Leclanch cell
Lemon battery
Lithium battery
Lithium air battery
Mercury battery
Molten salt battery
Nickel oxyhydroxide battery
Oxyride battery
Organic radical battery
Paper battery
Pulvermacher's chain
Reserve battery
Silver-oxide battery
Solid-state battery
Voltaic pile
Penny battery
Trough battery
Water-activated battery
Weston cell
Zinc-air battery
Zinc-carbon battery
Zinc chloride battery
Batteries by application
Backup battery
Baghdad Battery
Battery (vacuum tube)
Battery pack
Battery room
Biobattery
Button cell
Car battery
CMOS battery
Common battery
Commodity cell
Electric vehicle battery
Flow battery
Inverter battery
Lantern battery
Nanobatteries
Nanowire battery
Local battery
Polapulse battery
Photoflash battery
Smart battery system
Thin film rechargeable lithium battery
Traction battery
Watch battery
Water-activated battery
Wet cell
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