Handbook Of Batteries [Hardcover]

David Linden (Author), Thomas B. Reddy (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0071359788 | ISBN-13: 978-0071359788 | Publication Date: August 30, 2001 | Edition: 3

THE WORLD'S LEADING GUIDE TO BATTERY TECHNOLOGY

Comprehensive, coherent, and completely up-to-date, Handbook of Batteries, Third Edition brings you the expertise of 80 of the world's top experts -- a wealth of hands-on knowledge compiled and edited by two pioneering researchers who are top-ranked consultants to the battery industry.,

Making vital data and equations instantly accessible for a wide range of applications, the Handbook has more authoritative information than any other source on the characteristics, properties, and performance of every major battery type.

This edition's four new chapters give you new, fully-detailed information on Lithium Ion and Propulsion and Industrial Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries, and portable fuel cells -- including small fuel cells (less than 1000 Watts) which are potentially competitive with battery sytems.

Thoroughly updating all developments in the field since 1995, the Third Edition of this ultimate state-of-the-art guide:

*Brings you up to speed on today's cutting edge battery technologies, materials and methods
*Helps you predict battery performance under all operating conditions
*Simplifies the selection of the most suitable batteries for a wide range of applications (20020601)

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HANDBOOK OF BATTERIES

Smaller, lighter, more powerful and longer-lasting batteries are necessities in the increasingly portable, ever-more-wireless world of laptops, handheld, cell phones, medical devices, and other modern necessities.

Edited by battery experts David Linden, battery consultant and editor of the first two editions, and Dr. Thomas Reddy, a pioneer in the lithium battery field, Linden's Handbook of Batteries, Third Edition, provides you with authoritative information on the characteristics, properties, and performance of every major battery type. This edition focuses on advances in cell efficiency over the past six years, including new information on lithium ion and large nickel metal hydride batteries, and portable fuel cells. This unparalleled resource puts at your fingertips the best technical guidance available anywhere, so you can: Determine the performance characteristics of batteries under all conditions; Select the most suitable battery for a given application; Apply leading-edge technologies, materials, and methods in new designs and products and have necessary data and equations at your fingertips.

Contents include: Principles of Operation, Primary Batteries, Reserve Batteries, Secondary Batteries. (Battery Man )

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BETTER BATTERIES

Smaller, lighter, more powerful, and longer-lasting: the better battery is a much-sought commodity in the increasingly portable, ever-more-wireless world of electronics. Powering laptops, handhelds, cell phones, pagers, watches, medical devices, and many other modern necessitites, batteries are crucial to today's cutting-edge technologies.

BEST CHOICE FOR BATTERY DESIGN AND EVALUATION

This definitive guide from top international experts provides the best technical guidance you can find on designing winning products and selecting the most appropriate batteries for particular applications. HANDBOOK OF BATTERIES covers the field from the tiniest batteries yet devised for life-critical applications to the large batteries required for electric and hybrid electric vehicles.

EXPERT INFORMATION

Edited by battery experts David Linden, battery consultant and editor of the first two editions, and Dr. Thomas Reddy, a pioneer in the lithium battery field, HANDBOOK OF BATTERIES updates you on current methods, helps you solve problems, and makes comparisons easier. Essential for professionals, valuable to hobbyists, and preferred as a consumer guide for battery purchasers, this the THE source for battery information.

The only comprehensive reference in the field, HANDBOOK OF BATTERIES has more authoritative information than any other source:

* Authored by a team of leading battery technology experts from around the globe
* Covers the characteristics, properties, and performance of every major battery type
* Entirely revised, including new information on Lithium Ion and Large Nickel Metal Hydride batteries, and portable fuel cells.

This one-of-a-kind HANDBOOK helps you:

* Apply leading-edge technologies, materials, and methods in new designs and products
* Predict battery performance under any conditions
* Have all the needed data and equations at your fingertips

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1200 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 3 edition (August 30, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071359788
• ISBN-13: 978-0071359788
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.3 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #991,681 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mandatory Reference Book on Battery Technology, December 7, 2010

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This review is from: Linden's Handbook of Batteries, 4th Edition (Hardcover)

Linden's Handbook of Batteries, 4th Edition

When I was President of Duracell's New Products and Technology Division, David Linden was working for us at the same time as a consultant. At that time David was working on his second edition. Now I have acquired all 4 editions and can say there are no other reference books on battery and fuel cell technology that are nearly as comprehensive as these books. I have just started using the 4th edition and it contains much needed technology updates on old as well as new battery chemistries. This is absolutely critical because of the substantial R&D investment in battery technologies which has occurred in the last 15 years due to the rapid growth of portable electronics, handheld phones, notebook computers, and, recently, electric vehicles of many types. Tom Reddy has done an outstanding job, carrying on the work of David Linden by collecting and editing all the newest battery technology information. For anyone serious in understanding the complexities of electrochemistry this 4th Edition is a must have.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review of 4th Ed. of Linden's Handbook of Batteries, November 24, 2010

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This review is from: Linden's Handbook of Batteries, 4th Edition (Hardcover)

This is a most useful and comprehensive reference for almost any conceivable battery type and application. From the applications engineer wishing to design an appropriate power source to the scientist engaged in fundamental research on battery materials for the next generation, there is something here for everyone. I run a physics/materials science lab at a university and therefore consider myself in the latter category. The Handbook is required reading for all of my students. I basically agree with the more positive reviews of the 3rd addition on this website, including the negative aspect of these otherwise complimentary accounts, in that the 2001 edition is badly out of date for the 2010 engineer or scientist. This critical need has been met by the 4th edition and I will comment briefly on the updated material. There are several entirely new chapters and many of the original chapters have also been updated (in some cases, significantly). This new material could not come at a more opportune time. The pressure of climate change calls out for new batteries and battery systems to power electric cars and provide stabilization of the electricity grid which will rely more and more on renewable but intermittent generation from wind and solar. Another notable addition is a new chapter on batteries for biomedical applications, which describe applications ranging from saving lives (e.g. cardiac defibrillators) to improving the quality of life (e.g. drug delivery pumps). Also notable is a new Appendix on failure analysis, which goes beyond the basic chemistry and operation principles and provides very useful guidance for troubleshooting systems in the field. All chapters are written by the leading experts in their fields

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the price of admission., August 20, 2011

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This review is from: Linden's Handbook of Batteries, 4th Edition (Hardcover)

The book is well written and full of detail that brings the amazing complexity of these devices into scrutiny. The breadth of chemistry types are well covered. The application I am researching was covered but not in as much detail as I would have liked. This is partial due to the fact that the application is for long duration very low discharge devices and this use is not wide spread. The fact that this was covered at all was worth the price of the book. Technical, yes for the engineer you know and love.