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2. Nickel–iron battery - Wikipedia

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   Thomas Edison in 1910 with a nickel-iron cell from his own production line. The nickel–iron battery (NiFe battery) is a rechargeable battery having nickel(III) oxide-hydroxide positive plates and iron negative plates, with an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide. The active materials are held in nickel-plated steel tubes or perforated pockets.

3. Alkaline battery - Wikipedia

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   Batteries with alkaline (rather than acid) electrolyte were first developed by Waldemar Jungner in 1899, and, working independently, Thomas Edison in 1901. The modern alkaline dry battery, using the zinc/manganese dioxide chemistry, was invented by the Canadian engineer Lewis Urry in the 1950s in Canada before he started working for Union ...

4. Edison Storage Battery Company - Wikipedia

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   Share of the Edison Storage Battery Company, issued 19. October 1903. The Edison Storage Battery Company was organized in New Jersey on May 27, 1901. Edison Storage Battery Division label. The Edison Storage Battery was filed for patent in November 1900 [1] and launched publicly on May 21, 1901. [2]

5. History of the battery - Wikipedia

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   Seeing a way to make a profit in the already competitive lead-acid battery market, Thomas Edison worked in the 1890s on developing an alkaline based battery that he could get a patent on. Edison thought that if he produced a lightweight and durable battery electric cars would become the standard, with his firm as its main battery vendor. After ...

6. Edison–Lalande cell - Wikipedia

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   The Edison–Lalande cell was a type of alkaline primary battery developed by Thomas Edison from an earlier design by Felix Lalande and Georges Chaperon. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It consisted of plates of copper oxide and zinc in a solution of potassium hydroxide .

7. Comparison of commercial battery types - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of commercially-available battery types summarizing some of their characteristics for ready comparison. ... Rechargeable alkaline: RAM KOH Yes 1992 [14 ...