The 4th edition of Batteries in a Portable World contains large volumes of firsthand information that is not available in the 3rd edition of the book with same title. The 4th edition would have grown beyond 360 pages had the layout not been tightened and some text removed and condensed. To examine topics of interest, the author checked traffic on BatteryUniversity.com and found constructive pointers. The most visited webpages are [1] How to Prolong Lithium-based Batteries, [2] Charging Lithium-ion, [3] Charging Lead Acid, [4] Serial and Parallel Configurations, and [5] Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM).
All chapters were updated and the number of tables and figures was increased from 173 in the previous version to 248. The 3rd edition has 318 pages; the 4th edition is at 360. The table below lists the “must have” content that is relevant today and is not present in the 3rd edition. Chapters 4 - 10 can be found here.
Page | Title | Content |
Chapter 1 – Crash Course on Batteries | ||
27 | Battery Breakthroughs: Myth or Fact? | Keeping media and battery hype at bay |
28 | Getting to Know the Battery | Basic battery elements; explaining W and Wh |
29 | The Octagon Battery | What makes a battery a battery |
33 | Battery Building Blocks | Why is the battery anode negative? Building blocks |
41 | Choices of Primary Batteries | Applications, limitations and caution |
Chapter 2 – Battery Types | ||
52 | Advanced Lead-carbon | What makes this innovative battery so unique? |
57 | Nickel-iron, Nickel-zinc, Nickel-hydrogen | A summary of classic nickel-based batteries |
62 63 | Lithium Cobalt Oxide | Explaining the different lithium-ion systems in terms of capacity, charge and discharge voltages, recommended loading, cycle life, safety and typical applications |
78 | Supercapacitor applications | Supercapacitor vs. flywheel to bridge power gaps |
86 | Flow Battery | Description, function and applications |
91 | Solid-state Lithium | Advantages, potential and further areas of development |
92 | Sodium-ion (Na-ion) | Advantages and limitations |
Chapter 3 – Packaging and Safety | ||
106 | Intrinsically Safe Batteries | Description, hazard levels and standards |
108 | What to Do when a Battery Overheats | Extinguishing a lithium fire; what not to do |
112 | Meeting Safety Approvals | Test procedures for Li-ion approval and norms |
114 | Battery Separator | Separator types; fuse action on Li-ion battery |
116 | Electrolyte | Catalyst that activates batteries |
122 | Battery Raw Materials | Lithium, graphite, graphene, cobalt and 17 more |
Chapters 4 - 10 can be found here.
Last Updated: 22-Jul-2016
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Bonjour Existe t-il une version traduite de cet ouvrage en français ? Hello, Is there a translated version of this book in French?
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Will There be a Kindle version of the new 4th edition of "Batteries in a Portable World - A Handbook on Rechargeable Batteries for Non-Engineers?"