TY - BOOK ID - 5513478 TI - Modern batteries AU - Vincent, Colin Angus AU - Scrosati, Bruno PY - 2003 SN - 1281054526 9786611054526 0080536697 9780080536699 0340662786 PB - Oxford Burlington, MA Butterworth Heinemann DB - UniCat KW - Electric batteries. KW - Electrochemistry. KW - Batteries, Electric KW - Batteries (Electricity) KW - Cell, Voltaic KW - Electrical batteries KW - Electrochemical cells KW - Galvanic batteries KW - Voltaic cell KW - Chemistry, Physical and theoretical KW - Electric power supplies to apparatus KW - Electrochemistry KW - Thermopiles UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:5513478 AB - Based on the successful first edition, this book gives a general theoretical introduction to electrochemical power cells (excluding fuel cells) followed by a comprehensive treatment of the principle battery types - covering chemistry, fabrication characteristics and applications. There have been many changes in the field over the last decade and many new systems have been commercialised. Since the recent advent of battery powered consumer products (mobile phones, camcorders, lap-tops etc.) advanced power sources have become far more important. This text provides an up-to-date account of batter ER -