What is a battery and how does it work?

Battery is a shortened form of the word accumulator. A battery is a current collector that converts electrical energy into chemical energy and transfers the stored chemical energy as electrical energy when needed. The general purpose of the battery is to supply the starter motor, direct current circuits, ignition and light receivers.

Batteries come in many different forms. The most commonly used are the 12-volt ones used in gasoline engines. These batteries, which consist of 6 elements in total and are connected to each other in series, consist of 4 positively and 5 negatively charged plates.

The contents of these plates are loaded onto a lead-antimony alloy honeycomb and the active substances are plastered on. Inside the battery is an electrolyte consisting of a mixture of sulfuric acid and pure water. This mixture is approximately 40% acid and 60% water. Thus, the elements are connected to each other in series.

How does an accumulator work?

The purpose of use in batteries with the same working principles is not only starting. There are features such as storage, retrieval and use of electrical energy. There are big differences in the internal structure of batteries used especially in fixed and stationary places for starting and starting purposes. Batteries meet the need without interruption.

When using accumulators, the anode and cathode pole are connected to each other. When the circuit is closed, the reverse of the initial events happens. That is, chemical energy is transformed into electrical energy.

During operation, accumulators convert the electrical energy coming from outside into chemical energy and spend this energy by converting it back into electrical energy. In other words, there is a charge-filling and discharge-discharge situation. After the accumulators are charged, they can be used for a certain period of time, i.e. as much as the converted energy inside. Therefore, it is necessary to refill them when the charge is exhausted.