Handbook of Batteries and Fuel Cells

by David Linden

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0070378746
• ISBN13: 9780070378742
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 1088 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The authority on batteries - Lithium Ion out of date

Wow - I had no idea how little I knew about batteries. This handbook has it all. The only downside is that the Lithium Ion section is out of date (though I suppose it is a given as that is the "hottest" battery technology - always changing). This handbook contains sections that are "basic" enough that it is useful for any engineer specifying a battery for a product. It also contains the "advanced" material such that it is useful for those in the battery industry itself.

THE Authoritative Book on Batteries

As a battery engineer, I've found this handbook the single most useful technical reference in battery design, application, and troubleshooting. The chapters are divided by battery chemistry, and each is written by an expert in the field. Most chapters include detailed technical descriptions of chemistry, electrical characteristics, construction details, applications, and pros/cons charts. The 3rd edition features significant changes, including updates to older sections as well as new sections on progress in advanced battery systems, and an immense new section on lithium-ion batteries.My only complaint is the lack of uniformity across chapters in terms of informational content and format. This can make comparison of battery technologies difficult. Some chapters go into too much technical detail, while some others leave out critical considerations.These are relatively minor quibbles, however, and do not make the Handbook any less valuable to anyone dealing with batteries or other energy storage systems.

Handbook of Batteries

a very good book on tips of batteries. if i had never even read it, i would have died of an electrical shock my sister almost gave me.Read this book, it could save your life.

Great source to defend against Internet misinformation.

I got this book when it was published in 1995, and have used it at least twice a year just using NiCd batteries. There are many times I read something on the Internet that is simply wrong according to this book. I have used NiCd batteries that I would have otherwise thrown away because the information in this book told me that they were not irreparably damaged.

excellent handbook

when you really need the dirty design details for cutting edge battery powered circuit design, you'll find what you need here. good book.