Linden's Handbook of Batteries, 4th Edition

Description

The most complete and up-to-date guide to battery technology and selection

Thoroughly revised throughout, Linden's Handbook of Batteries, Fourth Editions provides authoritative coverage of the characteristics, properties, and performance of every major battery type. New information on emerging battery systems and their applications is included in this definitive volume. International experts offer unparalleled technical guidance on using leading-edge technologies, materials, and methods in new designs and products, and selecting the most suitable battery for a particular application. All of the in-depth data you need is contained in this comprehensive resource. The book will be useful to graduate students, battery researchers, applications engineers, and all others interested in the state-of-the-art in battery technology.

Contents

Part 1: Principles of Operation
Chapter 1: Basic Concepts
Chapter 2: Electrochemical Principles and Reactions
Chapter 3: Factors Affecting Battery Performance
Chapter 4: Battery Standardization
Chapter 5: Battery Design
Chapter 6: Mathematical Modeling of Batteries
Chapter 7: Battery Electrolytes

Part 2: Primary Batteries
Chapter 8: An Introduction to Primary Batteries
Chapter 9: Zinc-Carbon Batteries Leclanche and Zinc Chloride Cell Systems
Chapter 10: Magnesium and Aluminum Batteries
Chapter 11: Alkaline-Manganese Dioxide Batteries
Chapter 12: Mercuric Oxide Batteries
Chapter 13: Button Cell Batteries : Silver Oxide-Zinc and Zinc-Air Systems
Chapter 14: Lithium Primary Batteries

Part 3: Secondary Batteries
Chapter 15: An Introduction to Secondary Batteries
Chapter 16: Lead-Acid Batteries
Chapter 17: Valve Regulated Lead-Acid Batteries
Chapter 18: Iron Electrode Batteries
Chapter 19: Industrial and Aerospace Nickel-Cadmium Batteries
Chapter 20: Vented Sintered-Plate Nickel-Cadmium Batteries
Chapter 21: Portable Sealed Nickel-Cadmium Batteries
Chapter 22: Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries
Chapter 23: Nickel-Zinc Batteries
Chapter 24: Nickel-Hydrogen Batteries
Chapter 25: Silver Oxide Batteries
Chapter 26: Lithium-Ion Batteries
Chapter 27: Rechargeable Lithium Metal Batteries (Ambient Temperature)
Chapter 28: Rechargeable Zinc/Alkaline/Manganese Dioxide Batteries

Part 4: Specialized Battery Systems
Chapter 29: Batteries for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
Chapter 30: Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage Applications
Chapter 31: Batteries for Biomedical Applications
Chapter 32: Battery Selection for Consumer Electronics
Chapter 33: Metal/Air Batteries
Chapter 34: Reserve Magnesium Anode and Zinc/Silver Oxide Batteries 
Chapter 35: Reserve Military Batteries 
Chapter 36: Thermal Batteries

Part 5: Fuel Cells and Electrochemical Capacitors
Chapter 37: Introduction to Fuel Cells
Chapter 38: Small Fuel Cells
Chapter 39: Electrochemical Capacitors
Appendices

Appendix A: Definitions
Appendix B: Standard Reduction Potentials
Appendix C: Electrochemical Equivalents of Battery Materials
Appendix D: Standard Symbols and Constants
Appendix E: Conversion Factors
Appendix F: Bibliography
Appendix G: Battery Manufacturers and R&D Organizations
Appendix H: Methodologies for Battery Failure Analysis
Index

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