The definitive engineering guide to battery design and selection updated with the latest advances in cell efficiency The standard battery reference for more than twenty years, Linden's Handbook of Batteries provides authoritative data on the characteristics, properties, and performance of every major battery type. The Fourth Edition is entirely rewritten and reorganized to reflect huge advances in cell efficiency, including new information on lithium ion and large nickel metal hydride batteries, and portable fuel cells. This unparalleled resource allows you to: 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. Linden's Handbook of Batteries, Fourth Edition includes new chapters on: Battery modeling Battery electrolytes Batteries for electric vehicles Batteries for biomedical applications Nano-sized batteries Stationary fuel cells International standards Comprehensive coverage: Principles of Operation; Basic Concepts; Electrochemical Principles and Reactions; Factors Affecting Battery Performance; Battery Standardization; Battery Design; Battery Modeling; Battery Electrolytes; Primary Batteries; Zinc Carbon Batteries; Magnesium and Aluminum Batteries; Mercuric Oxide & Silver Oxide Batteries; Zinc/Air Batteries; Secondary Batteries; Lead-Acid Batteries; Value Regulated Lead-Acid Batteries; Industrial & Aerospace Nickel-Cadmium Batteries; Portable Sealed Nickel-Cadmium Batteries; Portable Sealed Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries; Nickel-Zinc Batteries; Nickel-Hydrogen Batteries; Silver Oxide Batteries; Rechargeable Lithium Batteries; Lithium Ion Batteries; Specialized Battery Systems; Batteries for Electric Vehicles; Metal/Air Batteries; Batteries for Load-Leveling and Stand-By Power; Batteries for Biomedical Applications; Reserve Batteries; Nano-sized Batteries; Portable Fuel Cells; Small Fuel Cells; Stationary Fuel Cells