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What is electric current?

What is electric current? Cu rrent definition In electromagnetism, the amount of electricity passing through any cross section of the conductor in unit time is called the current intensity, referred to as current, the current symbol is I, the unit is amperes, referred to as "ampere". The cause of cu

By Master Electrician 07/09, 2024
Batteries

Aluminum Air Battery: How Do They Work?

Batteries can be quite heavy. This disadvantage prevents batteries from being a source of energy in many different appliances and applications where being lightweight is crucial. An aluminum air battery overcomes this issue. It uses air as a cathode, significantly reducing its weight. In an aluminum

By Electrical4u 03/15, 2024
Batteries

Battery Working Principle: How does a Battery Work?

Working Principle of Battery A battery works on the oxidation and reduction reaction of an electrolyte with metals. When two dissimilar metallic substances, called electrode, are placed in a diluted electrolyte, oxidation and reduction reaction take place in the electrodes respectively depending upo

By Electrical4u 03/15, 2024
Batteries

Nickel Iron Battery or Edison Battery Working and Characteristics

Which battery is becoming more popular day by day as there is a huge scope of development to turn the battery into high energy density battery for an electric vehicle? The answer would be Nickel Iron Battery or Edison Battery . In a single word, a Ni-Fe battery is a very robust battery. This battery

By Electrical4u 03/15, 2024
Batteries

Alkaline Batteries Construction Working of Alkaline Battery

Batteries have become one of the most important and most used equipments these days. Batteries are used where the power supply is not regular, where low voltage is required (i.e. lower than supply voltage); watches, mobiles and many other small types of equipment that require lesser voltage, mainly

By Electrical4u 03/15, 2024
Batteries

Batteries in Series and Batteries in Parallel

Battery Cells Battery is an electrical element where electrical potential is produced due to chemical reaction. Every electrochemical reaction has its limit of producing electric potential difference between two electrodes. Battery cells are those where these electro-chemical reactions take place to

By Electrical4u 03/15, 2024
Batteries

Mercuric Oxide Battery | Chemistry Construction Advantages Uses

During World war II it became essential to have constant voltage, high capacity, long life battery system for using under extreme tropical condition. The technology of zinc mercuric oxide battery had been known for more than 100 years, but it was first practically used by Samuel Ruben during World w

By Electrical4u 03/15, 2024
Batteries

Magnesium Battery | Chemistry Construction of Magnesium Battery

Magnesium is used as anode materials in primary battery because of its high standard potential. It is a light metal. It is also easily available being a low-cost metal. Magnesium/manganese dioxide (Mg/MnO 2 ) battery has twice the service life i.e. capacity of the zinc/manganese dioxide (Zn/MnO 2 )

By Electrical4u 03/15, 2024
Batteries

Charging of Battery and Discharging of Battery

Before going in detail of this subject i.e. charging and discharging of battery , we will first try to understand what is oxidation and reduction. Because, battery are discharged or charged due to oxidation and reduction reactions. For understanding the theory of oxidation and reduction, we can dire

By Electrical4u 03/15, 2024
Batteries

Construction of Zinc Carbon Battery | Leclanche Cell

Construction of Leclanche’ Battery In commonly available cylindrical Leclanche’ cell available in the market has following constructional features. A cylindrical can made by thin sheet of zinc, serves as anode and it also holds all other active and electrolyte materials of the battery . Ideally, zin

By Electrical4u 03/15, 2024
Batteries

Zinc Carbon Battery |Types of Zinc Carbon Battery | Advantages and Disadvantages

Zinc Carbon Battery Zinc carbon battery is being popularly used during last 100 years. Generally there are two types of zinc carbon battery generally available – Leclanche battery and Zinc chloride battery. Both of these are primary battery. This battery was invented by Goerge Lionel Leclanche in 18

By Electrical4u 03/15, 2024
Batteries

Daniell Cell Construction and Working of Daniell Battery Cell

Daniell Cell is the modified version of Voltaic Cell . Polarization drawback of Voltaic Cell is overcome in a Daniell Cell and it can be considered as an improved version of Voltaic Cell. Constructionwise Daniell Cell is quite simple. Construction of Daniell Cell It consists of a copper container fi

By Electrical4u 03/15, 2024

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What is electric current?

Aluminum Air Battery: How Do They Work?

Battery Working Principle: How does a Battery Work?

Nickel Iron Battery or Edison Battery Working and Characteristics

Alkaline Batteries Construction Working of Alkaline Battery

Batteries in Series and Batteries in Parallel

Mercuric Oxide Battery | Chemistry Construction Advantages Uses

Magnesium Battery | Chemistry Construction of Magnesium Battery

Charging of Battery and Discharging of Battery

Construction of Zinc Carbon Battery | Leclanche Cell

Zinc Carbon Battery |Types of Zinc Carbon Battery | Advantages and Disadvantages

Daniell Cell Construction and Working of Daniell Battery Cell

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