Understanding Batteries: Watt-hours Vs Amp-hours, power, energy and more
Batteries are everywhere today and their technical specifications are a comprehension nightmare for most consumers. Here’s how you can understand the power age you live in…
You live in an increasingly battery-dependant world, and it’s only going to be come more profound.
You’re probably reading or watching this report by virtue of the electrons stored in a tiny little battery inside your smartphone. How far we’ve come.
Batteries are everywhere - from phones, tablets and laptops to power tools, caravans, powering your home, and even moving you along in cars. Therefore, if you want to be an informed battery consumer, you need to understand the basics.
I’ll show you how. It’s not that hard.
If you’re confused about ‘amp-hours’ and ‘watt-hours’, about ‘lithium-ion’ and ‘lead-acid’, ‘power and energy’, and Joules versus Watts, versus volts, versus amps; comparing different batteries and various systems related to batteries to work, then you’re not alone. It’s all a blur to lots of people and this report is the beer-garden physics breakdown of that.
The reason for using beer-garden physics is to empower you, so you can cut through the super-science jargon and bullshit, to help you make better, more informed choices when spending your own money on this kinds of tech. Understanding what’s really going on in the background, behind all the glossy marketing statements, may save you thousands, potentially.
This report flows from my recent review of the portable big battery bank and inverter system we know and love as the Bluetti AC200P - a real alternative to a hard-wired dual battery system in a 4X4 kitted out for outback visitation.
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