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Root, Michael. The TAB Battery Book: An In-Depth Guide to Construction, Design, and Use. US: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics, 2010.

The TAB Battery Book: An In-Depth Guide to Construction, Design, and Use

Authors: Michael Root

Published:  November 2010

eISBN: 9780071739917 0071739912 | ISBN: 9780071739900
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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Battery Basics
  • Chapter 1 Why We Need Batteries
  • Getting Unplugged: Portable Energy and Long-Term Energy Storage
  • Chemical Energy Storage Compared
  • Chapter 2 The Many Uses of Batteries
  • Portable Consumer Devices
  • Medical Devices
  • Electric Vehicles
  • Large-Scale Electrical Energy Storage
  • Space
  • Military
  • Chapter 3 The History of Batteries
  • Electrostatic Energy
  • Electrochemical Energy
  • Primary Batteries
  • Secondary Batteries
  • Battery Time Lines
  • Chapter 4 Basic Physics and Chemistry
  • Writing Large and Small Numbers
  • Units
  • Electrons
  • Atoms
  • Matter, Substances, and Their Properties
  • Molecules and Bonding
  • Ions
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Energy
  • Chapter 5 The Science of Batteries
  • Battery or Cell
  • The Basic Cell
  • Battery Electrochemistry: Thermodynamics
  • Battery Electrochemistry: Kinetics
  • Capacity
  • Chapter 6 Battery engineering Designs
  • Battery Shapes and Sizes
  • Battery Components
  • Electrode Design
  • Seal Design
  • Vent Design
  • Other Safety Features
  • Batteries
  • Chapter 7 Battery Performance
  • Terms and Units
  • Practical Battery Performance
  • Other Battery Performance Behaviors
  • Measuring Battery Performance
  • Chapter 8 Battery Reliability and Safety
  • Reliability
  • Safety
  • Part II: Battery Technologies
  • Chapter 9 Primary Batteries
  • Batteries with Aqueous Electrolytes
  • Batteries with Nonaqueous Electrolytes
  • Chapter 10 Rechargeable or Secondary Batteries
  • Batteries with Aqueous Electrolytes
  • Batteries with Nonaqueous Electrolytes
  • Comparing Rechargeable Batteries
  • Chapter 11 Charging Rechargeable Batteries
  • Safe Charging
  • The Charging Process
  • Charging Considerations
  • Charge Rate
  • Charging Methods
  • Battery Monitoring and Charge Termination
  • Chapter 12 Selecting the Right Battery
  • Battery Standards
  • Battery Identification Codes
  • Manufacturer Data Sheets
  • Putting It All Together
  • Chapter 13 The Future of Battery Technology
  • Small Batteries
  • Large Energy Storage Batteries
  • High-Energy Density Batteries
  • Going Forward
  • Appendix Battery Resources
  • Standards Organizations
  • Governmental Agencies and Nongovernmental Organizations
  • Industry Organizations
  • Scientific and Technical Societies
  • Glossary
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • V
  • W
  • Index