Understanding Battery Technology, Ch 2: The Primary Battery

This video, provided by the Center for Renewable Energy Advanced Technological Education Resource Center (CREATE), is the second of three chapters in a series on the basics of battery technology. This chapter analyzes the alkaline battery to teach how a primary, non-rechargeable battery works. Topics discussed include positive and negative battery terminals, flow of energy in an alkaline battery, desirable properties of alkaline battery materials, and more.

This video runs 7:34 minutes in length. Other videos in the Understanding Battery Technology series are available to view separately.