Thoroughly revised, comprehensive coverage of battery technology, characteristics, and applications

This fully updated guide offers complete coverage of batteries and battery usage―from 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. Linden's 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 batteries
- Raw materials
- Battery components
- Principles of electrochemical cell operations
- Battery product overview
- Electrochemical cell designs (platform technologies)
- Primary batteries
- Secondary batteries
- Miscellaneous and specialty batteries
- Battery applications
- Battery industry infrastructure