In practical terms, battery efficiency is the percentage of energy recovered from the battery after a full charge-discharge cycle. Thus, you can compute it by dividing the energy output by the energy input and multiplying your answer by 100. The discharge current and voltage combine to provide the energy output; that is their product.
The ability of a battery to hold and release electrical energy with the least amount of loss is known as its efficiency. It is expressed as a percentage, representing the ratio of energy output to input during the battery charging and discharging processes.
The energy content of a string E bs [Wh] is equal with the product between the number of battery cells connected in series N cs [-] and the energy of a battery cell E bc [Wh]. The total number of strings of the battery pack N sb [-] is calculated by dividing the battery pack total energy E bp [Wh] to the energy content of a string E bs [Wh].
A battery’s efficiency depends on several variables, which include the type, size, voltage, and age of the battery. Other factors are: Load dynamics. Ambient temperature. Charging power and strategy. Use of renewable energy sources and storage systems. Current pricing and subsidy policies.
Battery runtime is often referred to as “theoretical” because it is calculated based on some ideal conditions and assumptions. These assumptions include: Battery capacity: The runtime calculation assumes that the battery has a specific capacity, usually expressed in ampere-hours (Ah), which represents the amount of energy the battery can store.
You'll learn about the ability of a battery to store and release electrical energy with minimal loss, the three main types of battery efficiency (charge, discharge, and energy efficiency), and the factors that can impact a battery's efficiency such as load dynamics, ambient temperature, and charging strategy