Week #15B (5/2): Battery Technology, Charging; Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution

[rjagodowski]

Here is a sampling of information about battery technologies, applications and electrical energy generation. Key take-aways would be the various types of batteries, why certain types are used in specific applications, primary & secondary cells, charging aspects of secondary cells, a comparison between the energy in a gallon of gasoline to that of typical batteries, and lastly some information about the electric utility industry.

Here's a link to introduce the topic: The History and Evolution of Battery Technology. And as a pdf:

History and Evolution of Battery Technology_2024-0425.pdf

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And here's another: Battery Technology from edifypath.com.

And this The Ultimate Guide to Battery Technology from interestingengineering.com.


The Difference Between Primary Cells and Secondary Cells.


Understanding Battery Amp-Hours.



Comparison of Various Commercially Available Battery Technologies.


Types of Batteries used in Auxiliary Power Supply in Substations & Powerplants.


Battery Charger Fundamentals and Charging Profile for LiIon Batteries.


Wireless (Inductive) Charging from Wikipedia.


Comparing Electric Vehicles to a Gallon of Gas to determine true driving costs of EVs.

Electrical Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution:

As an FYI: ISO New England Real-Time Energy Charts. This webpage (they also have an app for your phone) will display data such as the current percentage of current electrical usage that's created from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewable energy sources and the current price (in $/MegaWatt-hour) being paid for electricity. Yes, electricity is bought and sold just other commodities (stock market).

Utility Power Transmission and Distribution Systems.


If you've never taken a look at an Electric Bill, here's a sample Electric Bill here in the Northeast by Eversource. (No endorsement or criticism of Eversource implied.) Sample Eversource Electric Bill.