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  2. Baghdad Battery - Wikipedia

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    The Baghdad Battery is the name given to a set of three artifacts which were found together: a ceramic pot, a tube of copper, and a rod of iron. It was discovered in present-day Khujut Rabu , Iraq in 1936, close to the ancient city of Ctesiphon , the capital of the Parthian (150 BC – 223 AD) and Sasanian (224–650 AD) empires, and it is ...

  3. Capacity loss - Wikipedia

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    Capacity loss or capacity fading is a phenomenon observed in rechargeable battery usage where the amount of charge a battery can deliver at the rated voltage decreases with use. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 2003 it was reported the typical range of capacity loss in lithium-ion batteries after 500 charging and discharging cycles varied from 12.4% to 24.1% ...

  4. Battery pack - Wikipedia

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    Lead-acid automobile battery pack consisting of 28 Optima Yellow Tops Lithium-ion battery pack for Lucid Motors. A battery pack is a set of any number of (preferably) identical batteries or individual battery cells. [1] [2] They may be configured in a series, parallel or a mixture of both to deliver the desired voltage and current. The term ...

  5. Battery balancing - Wikipedia

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    Battery balancing and battery redistribution refer to techniques that improve the available capacity of a battery pack with multiple cells (usually in series) and increase each cell's longevity. [1] A battery balancer or battery regulator is an electrical device in a battery pack that performs battery balancing. [ 2 ]

  6. Molten-salt battery - Wikipedia

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    After shutdown a fully charged battery pack loses enough energy to cool and solidify in five-to-seven days depending on the amount of insulation. [citation needed] Sodium metal chloride batteries are very safe; a thermal runaway can be activated only by piercing the battery and also, in this unlikely event, no fire or explosion will be ...

  7. Charged particle - Wikipedia

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    In physics, a charged particle is a particle with an electric charge. For example, some elementary particles, like the electron or quarks are charged. [1] Some composite particles like protons are charged particles. An ion, such as a molecule or atom with a surplus or deficit of electrons relative to protons are also charged particles.

  8. List of battery types - Wikipedia

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    A Duracell AA size alkaline cell, one of the many types of battery This list is a summary of notable electric battery types composed of one or more electrochemical cells . Three lists are provided in the table.

  9. Rechargeable battery - Wikipedia

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    A rechargeable battery, storage battery, or secondary cell (formally a type of energy accumulator), is a type of electrical battery which can be charged, discharged into a load, and recharged many times, as opposed to a disposable or primary battery, which is supplied fully charged and discarded after use.