Large, high-voltage rechargeable battery systems are now common sources of power in applications ranging from electric vehicles to power grid load leveling systems. These large battery stacks are ...

Why does eliminating the need to connect battery cells in series represent a real paradigm shift? At the Intersolar exhibition, the German company ASD Automatic Storage Device presented a ...

Batteries are getting a lot of attention and R&D effort these days, for many reasons I don’t need to explain to this audience. The focus is on both primary (non-rechargeable) or secondary ...

In 1859, a French physicist by the name of Gaston Planté invented the lead-acid battery we all know today. It wasn’t until the early 1900s that the battery was adapted for automotive use, and it was ...