Useful english dictionary. 2012.
storage battery — noun a voltaic battery that stores electric charge • Syn: ↑accumulator • Hypernyms: ↑voltaic battery, ↑galvanic battery • Hyponyms: ↑lead acid battery, ↑lead acid accumulator, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
battery — /bat euh ree/, n., pl. batteries. 1. Elect. a. Also called galvanic battery, voltaic battery. a combination of two or more cells electrically connected to work together to produce electric energy. b. cell (def. 7a). 2. any large group or series… … Universalium
Battery — /bat euh ree/, n. The, a park at the S end of Manhattan, in New York City. Also called Battery Park. * * * Any of a class of devices, consisting of a group of electrochemical cells (see electrochemistry), that convert chemical energy into… … Universalium
grid — noun Etymology: back formation from gridiron Date: 1839 1. grating 2. a. (1) a perforated or ridged metal plate used as a conductor in a storage battery (2) an electrode consisting of a mesh or a spiral of fine wire in an electron tube (3) a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
grid metal — noun a kind of hard lead that is used for grids in storage batteries • Hypernyms: ↑hard lead, ↑antimonial lead * * * noun : antimonial lead; specifically : a lead containing about 9 percent antimony and sometimes a fraction of a percent of tin… … Useful english dictionary
Grid energy storage — is used to manage the flow of electrical energy. For large scale load levelling on an interconnected electrical system, electric energy producers send low value off peak excess electricity over the electricity transmission grid to temporary… … Wikipedia
grid — /grid/, n. 1. a grating of crossed bars; gridiron. 2. Elect. a. a metallic framework employed in a storage cell or battery for conducting the electric current and supporting the active material. b. a system of electrical distribution serving a… … Universalium
grid — [grid] n. [short for GRIDIRON] 1. a framework of parallel bars; grating 2. a network of evenly spaced horizontal and vertical bars or lines, esp. one for locating points when placed over a map, chart, etc. 3. a system for distributing electric… … English World dictionary
Battery (electricity) — For other uses, see Battery (disambiguation). Various cells and batteries (top left to bottom right): two AA, one D, one handheld ham radio battery, two 9 volt (PP3), two AAA, one C, one … Wikipedia
Grid-tied electrical system — A grid tied electrical system, also called Tied to grid or Grid tie system, is a semi autonomous electrical generation or grid energy storage system which links to the mains to feed excess capacity back to the local mains electrical grid. When… … Wikipedia
