Change-log of “Batteries in a Portable World,” 4th edition: Chapters 1 - 3

The 4th edition of Batteries in a Portable World contains large volumes of firsthand information that is not available in the 3rd edition of the book with same title. The 4th edition would have grown beyond 360 pages had the layout not been tightened and some text removed and condensed. To examine topics of interest, the author checked traffic on BatteryUniversity.com and found constructive pointers. The most visited webpages are [1] How to Prolong Lithium-based Batteries, [2] Charging Lithium-ion, [3] Charging Lead Acid, [4] Serial and Parallel Configurations, and [5] Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM).

All chapters were updated and the number of tables and figures was increased from 173 in the previous version to 248. The 3rd edition has 318 pages; the 4th edition is at 360. The table below lists the “must have” content that is relevant today and is not present in the 3rd edition. Chapters 4 - 10 can be found here.

Page	Title	Content
Chapter 1 – Crash Course on Batteries
27	Battery Breakthroughs: Myth or Fact?	Keeping media and battery hype at bay
28	Getting to Know the Battery	Basic battery elements; explaining W and Wh
29	The Octagon Battery	What makes a battery a battery
33	Battery Building Blocks	Why is the battery anode negative? Building blocks
41	Choices of Primary Batteries	Applications, limitations and caution
Chapter 2 – Battery Types
52	Advanced Lead-carbon	What makes this innovative battery so unique?
57	Nickel-iron, Nickel-zinc, Nickel-hydrogen	A summary of classic nickel-based batteries
62 63 65 66 68 69	Lithium Cobalt Oxide Lithium Manganese Oxide Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide Lithium Iron Phosphate Lithium Nickel Cobalt Aluminum Oxide Lithium Titanate	Explaining the different lithium-ion systems in terms of capacity, charge and discharge voltages, recommended loading, cycle life, safety and typical applications
78	Supercapacitor applications	Supercapacitor vs. flywheel to bridge power gaps
86	Flow Battery	Description, function and applications
91	Solid-state Lithium	Advantages, potential and further areas of development
92	Sodium-ion (Na-ion)	Advantages and limitations
Chapter 3 – Packaging and Safety
106	Intrinsically Safe Batteries	Description, hazard levels and standards
108	What to Do when a Battery Overheats	Extinguishing a lithium fire; what not to do
112	Meeting Safety Approvals	Test procedures for Li-ion approval and norms
114	Battery Separator	Separator types; fuse action on Li-ion battery
116	Electrolyte	Catalyst that activates batteries
122	Battery Raw Materials	Lithium, graphite, graphene, cobalt and 17 more

Chapters 4 - 10 can be found here.

Last Updated: 22-Jul-2016

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