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storage battery
noun
: a cell or connected group of cells that converts chemical energy into electrical energy by reversible chemical reactions and that may be recharged by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to that of its discharge
called also storage cell
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Residences in Grande Salvaje have 24-hour security, solar panels, optional energy storage batteries and private swimming pools.
—Roxana Popescu, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
In an apparent attempt to disparage the renewable energy transition, the post showcasing the image wrongly asserts the devastation was caused by mining for lithium – a key ingredient in electric car and grid storage batteries.
—Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
Mexico is the No. 1 U.S. market for gasoline and other refined petroleum, motor vehicle parts, computer parts, corn, electric storage batteries, pork, diesel engines, cell phones and related equipment; second for soybeans, solar panels, beef and more.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The big picture: Lithium, which is a key metal inside both EV and stationary storage batteries, has seen its price drop by more than 50% over the past year.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1880, in the meaning defined above
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“Storage battery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storage%20battery. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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storage battery
noun
: a cell or connected group of cells that converts chemical energy into electrical energy by reversible chemical reactions and that may be recharged by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to that of its discharge
called also storage cell
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