Battery discharge

Volta’s pile of series-stacked two-metal cells, a simplified constant-current battery discharge model and Peukert’s-law capacity-vs-rate dependence.

Peukert’s law: battery capacity falls at high discharge rates

Peukert's law: battery capacity falls at high discharge rates

Volta’s pile: stacking zinc-silver cells in series

Volta's pile: stacking zinc-silver cells in series