Definition: Battery

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Battery

An energy storage device comprised of two or more electrochemical cells enclosed in a container and electrically interconnected in an appropriate series/parallel arrangement to provide the required operating voltage and current levels. Under common usage, the term battery also applies to a single cell if it constitutes the entire electrochemical storage system.[1]

Wikipedia Definition


Also Known As
Electrochemical cell
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References
  1. http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/solar_glossary.html#B