UPS Battery And Uninterrupted Power Supply Units

Uninterrupted power supply units store power in a UPS battery during the times when there is regular utility power flowing to the devices that it is protecting. If the utility power shuts off or is disconnected, the UPS will continue to deliver a steady stream of electricity to the devices. Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) devices … Read more

Rechargeable Batteries: History and Future

The rechargeable battery is an electric battery that can be brought back to a state of full charge with the application of an electric current of some type. Today, rechargeable batteries have become very common. We use them for all kinds of household and communication devices, from music players to cell phones and video games. … Read more

Digital Camera Battery

Let’s face it, nothing sucks the life out of a pair of double As like a digital camera. I’ve owned digital cameras that could drain disposable double A batteries in less than half an hour with consistent use. Besides changing to rechargeable batteries, what’s a person to do about the way cameras burn through batteries? … Read more

Using A Battery Charger: Degrees of Sustainability

Finding a battery charger online is easy as long as you know what to look for. And that’s the thing about shopping online: it’s so easy to do a little research and quickly discover which products performed the best for others, as well as learn more about the various advantages and disadvantages of particular items. … Read more

Battery Capacity

Battery capacity refers to the amount of power that an electric battery is capable of holding. This term is often used in association with rechargeable batteries, as due to the strange memory effect that older types of batteries exhibit, they will not hold as much power over time unless they are drained before they are … Read more

The History Of Batteries

Alessandro Volta developed the Voltaic pile in 1800, which became and remains to be part of today’s modern batteries. The battery industry generates more than $48 billions in annual sales. Though it remains unproven, there is great speculation that galvanic cell batteries were used between 250 B.C.E. and 640 C.E. In Egyptian archeological digs too … Read more