Batteries Distributed by Area51
Sometimes electronic devices require energy sources other than the kind that you have to plug into. Batteries are used in so many electronic devices today that keeping a well stocked supply of batteries is a must. From your most basic everyday batteries, to advanced types to support complex applications, Area51 can keep your inventory of fresh batteries in full supply. They carry a wide variety of batteries from manufacturers such as CSB BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES, DANTONA, DURACELL, ENERGIZER, EVEREADY, MAXELL, PANASONIC, SONY, TADIRAN, and VARTA.
Batteries are electrochemical devices in which chemical energy is stored and released as electrical energy when put to use. Batteries consist of one or more voltaic cells. Each voltaic cell is divided into a half cell which are separated by a electrically conductive electrolyte, which can be in solid or liquid form. One half cell includes a positive electrode and the other half cell, a negative electrode. These electrodes, which are also known as cathodes, are a battery’s terminals. The electrical potential that is stored between these two terminals is known as terminal voltage. Terminal voltage of a battery varies by the chemicals that are used to produce it by way of the energy that is released by their chemical reactions. For instance, alkaline and carbon zinc cells yield a terminal voltage of about 1.5 volts, while lithium batteries can produce at least 3 or more volts.
Batteries are separated into broad categories. Primary batteries are those which once the supply of reactants causing the chemical reaction that converts chemical energy to electrical energy has been depleted, it cannot be restored by an electrical means. This is your common disposable type battery cell. Primary batteries can lose 2% to 25% of their original charge every year. This is what is known as the ‘self discharge’ rate and is caused by side chemical reactions that take place in the cell with no load applied to it and produce no current. This effect can be reduced by storing batteries in lower temperatures.
On the other hand, Secondary batteries can be recharged by way of applying an electrical charge to the cell, which reverses the chemical reaction and renews the reactants that caused it. This is your typical rechargeable type battery cell. Self discharge reactions is much more of an issue with rechargeable batteries and can lose 3% of their charge a day.
A battery’s capacity is dependent on the supply of electrolyte and electrode material in the cell. The more of it that is contained within the battery, the more capacity it possesses. This means, for example, that a battery that utilizes the same materials for chemical energy conversion, such as alkaline batteries, will produce the same voltage regardless of size, but a larger cell will have more capacity for energy than a smaller cell. But size isn’t the only determinate of a battery’s discharge. The capacity of batteries is dependent on the rate at which it can be discharged. If a battery is discharged at a relatively high rate, then its capacity will be lower than one of the same size that discharges at a slower rate. A battery’s energy will be discharged much more efficiently if it is discharged at a slower rate.
Special types of batteries that are meant to be stored for long periods and used in emergencies are specially constructed with the electrolyte kept separate from other reactants, significantly reducing self discharge.
Batteries are electrochemical devices in which chemical energy is stored and released as electrical energy when put to use. Batteries consist of one or more voltaic cells. Each voltaic cell is divided into a half cell which are separated by a electrically conductive electrolyte, which can be in solid or liquid form. One half cell includes a positive electrode and the other half cell, a negative electrode. These electrodes, which are also known as cathodes, are a battery’s terminals. The electrical potential that is stored between these two terminals is known as terminal voltage. Terminal voltage of a battery varies by the chemicals that are used to produce it by way of the energy that is released by their chemical reactions. For instance, alkaline and carbon zinc cells yield a terminal voltage of about 1.5 volts, while lithium batteries can produce at least 3 or more volts.
Batteries are separated into broad categories. Primary batteries are those which once the supply of reactants causing the chemical reaction that converts chemical energy to electrical energy has been depleted, it cannot be restored by an electrical means. This is your common disposable type battery cell. Primary batteries can lose 2% to 25% of their original charge every year. This is what is known as the ‘self discharge’ rate and is caused by side chemical reactions that take place in the cell with no load applied to it and produce no current. This effect can be reduced by storing batteries in lower temperatures.
On the other hand, Secondary batteries can be recharged by way of applying an electrical charge to the cell, which reverses the chemical reaction and renews the reactants that caused it. This is your typical rechargeable type battery cell. Self discharge reactions is much more of an issue with rechargeable batteries and can lose 3% of their charge a day.
A battery’s capacity is dependent on the supply of electrolyte and electrode material in the cell. The more of it that is contained within the battery, the more capacity it possesses. This means, for example, that a battery that utilizes the same materials for chemical energy conversion, such as alkaline batteries, will produce the same voltage regardless of size, but a larger cell will have more capacity for energy than a smaller cell. But size isn’t the only determinate of a battery’s discharge. The capacity of batteries is dependent on the rate at which it can be discharged. If a battery is discharged at a relatively high rate, then its capacity will be lower than one of the same size that discharges at a slower rate. A battery’s energy will be discharged much more efficiently if it is discharged at a slower rate.
Special types of batteries that are meant to be stored for long periods and used in emergencies are specially constructed with the electrolyte kept separate from other reactants, significantly reducing self discharge.
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