Linden's Handbook of Batteries, 4th Edition

by Reddy, Thomas

• ISBN13: 9780071624213
• ISBN10: 007162421X
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-11-17
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

The most complete and up-to-date guide to battery technology and selectionThoroughly revised throughout,Linden's Handbook of Batteries, Fourth Editions provides authoritative coverage of the characteristics, properties, and performance of every major battery type. New information on emerging battery systems and their applications is included in this definitive volume. International experts offer unparalleled technical guidance on using leading-edge technologies, materials, and methods in new designs and products, and selecting the most suitable battery for a particular application. All of the in-depth data you need is contained in this comprehensive resource. The book will be useful to graduate students, battery researchers, applications engineers, and all others interested in the state-of-the-art in battery technology.Linden's Handbook of Batteries, Fourth Edition covers: PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION PRIMARY AND SECONDARY BATTERIES SPECIALIZED BATTERY SYSTEMS FUEL CELLS AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CAPACITORSIncludes new chapters on: Battery modeling Battery electrolytes Lithium-ion batteries Battery selection for consumer electronics Batteries for electric, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid vehicles Batteries for electrical energy storage systems Batteries for biomedical applications Button cell batteries Batteries for military and space applications, including reserve water-activated and reserve military batteries Electrochemical capacitors

Author Biography

Thomas Reddy, Ph.D., a pioneer in the lithium battery field, is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School of the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey. He previously served as Vice President of Power Conversion Inc., (currently Hawker Electracell, Inc.) and Yardney Technical Products, Inc. He continues to serve as a consultant to Yardney and other organizations.
David Linden now retired, was previously a consultant with Duracell, Inc. and Director of the Power Sources Division of the U.S. Army Electronics R&D Command.

Table of Contents

Principles of Operation

Basic Concepts

Electrochemical Principles and Reactions

Factors Affecting Battery Performance

Battery Standardization

Battery Design

Mathematical Modeling of Batteries

Battery Electrolytes

Primary Batteries

An Introduction to Primary Batteries

Zinc-Carbon Batteries--Leclanche and Zinc Chloride Cell Systems

Magnesium and Aluminum Batteries

Alkaline-Manganese Dioxide Batteries

Mercuric Oxide Batteries

Button Cell Batteries: Silver Oxide-Zinc and Zinc-Air Systems

Lithium Primary Batteries

Secondary Batteries

An Introduction to Secondary Batteries

Lead-Acid Batteries

Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid Batteries

Iron Electrode Batteries

Industrial and Aerospace Nickel-Cadmium Batteries

Vented Sintered-Plate Nickel-Cadmium Batteries

Portable Sealed Nickel-Cadmium Batteries

Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries

Nickel-Zinc Batteries

Nickel-Hydrogen Batteries

Silver Oxide Batteries

Lithium-Ion Batteries

Rechargeable Lithium Metal Batteries (Ambient Temperature)

Rechargeable Zinc/Alkaline/Manganese Dioxide Batteries

Specialized Battery Systems

Batteries for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage Applications

Batteries for Biomedical Applications

Battery Selection for Consumer Electronics

Metal/Air Batteries

Reserve Magnesium Anode and Zinc/Silver Oxide Batteries

Reserve Military Batteries

Thermal Batteries

Fuel Cells and Electrochemical Capacitors

Introduction to Fuel Cells

Small Fuel Cells

Electrochemical Capacitors

Definitions

Standard Reduction Potentials

Electrochemical Equivalents of Battery Materials

Standard Symbols and Constants

Conversion Factors

Bibliography

Battery Manufacturers and R&D Organizations

Methodologies for Battery Failure and Analysis

Index

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