Abstract
STORAGE batteries are now used for many and varied purposes, and the methods employed for their maintenance have altered appreciably of recent years. There is therefore a demand for a simple account of these methods and for descriptions of the best types of batteries. So far as the non-technical reader is concerned we can recommend this book. The descriptions are clear and the recapitulations given at the end of each chapter are very useful, as they help the reader to remember the facts. The examination questions are simple and instructive, and will assist the student to test his knowledge. The authors lay stress on the fact that the cause of the bad working of a storage cell cannot in general be determined by making a few simple tests. It is necessary to know the conditions of service and the rates of charge and discharge at which the battery has been working before a correct diagnosis can be made. As a rule most battery troubles can be avoided if the cells are kept fully charged and if an overcharge is occasionally given to them. Full descriptions and working rules are given for the nickel-iron-alkaline cell, and the data and tray dimensions of the various types of Edison storage batteries are shown in tabular form.
Elements of Storage Batteries.
Prof.
Cyril M.
Jansky
Prof.
Harry P.
Wood
By. (Industrial Education Series.) Pp. x + 241. (London: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., Ltd., 1923.) 12s. 6d.
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Elements of Storage Batteries. Nature 113, 853 (1924). https://doi.org/10.1038/113853a0
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