Battery Basics

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BATTERY CELL ELEMENT
The key to battery operation is the cell element. Positive plates and negative plates are each connected together by separate plate straps. These groups of positive and negative plates are then placed alternately, separated by micro-porous separators. Assembled together, the plates and separators form a battery cell element. Grouping the plates in this way serves to enlarge the surface area between the active materials and the electrolyte, thus allowing a greater amount of electricity to be supplied. In other words, the battery capacity is increased because of the increase in surface area. More plate surface area means the battery can deliver more current.