Linden's Handbook of Batteries, Fifth Edition
by Kirby W. Beard · McGraw-Hill Education
The standard engineering reference on battery technology: electrochemical principles, every major primary and secondary chemistry, lithium-ion materials and cell design, manufacturing, failure analysis and renewable-energy applications. A lookup source for real specifications and design constraints, not a cover-to-cover read.
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