storage battery

American  

noun

Electricity.

1. a voltaic battery consisting of two or more storage cells.

2. storage cell.

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storage battery British  

noun

1. another name (esp US) for accumulator

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Etymology

Origin of storage battery

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

When backed by cost-effective storage batteries, those alternative energies now provide the quickest, most affordable means to expand electrical infrastructure in developed and developing nations.

From Salon

Blue Current, which has raised over $150 million including this latest funding, is also developing stationary storage batteries that it said could be used as backup power for data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Komati power station in Mpumalanga was decommissioned in 2022 and will be converted to clean generation with more than 150 megawatts of solar, 70 megawatts of wind, and 150 megawatts of storage batteries.

From Seattle Times

But the economics improve if you add a storage battery to your system, which would let you draw less power from the utility grid during costly peak hours after the sun goes down.

From Los Angeles Times

"As the international competition for storage batteries is intensifying, competition for capital investment is also becoming more intense," Nishimura told reporters at a media conference.

From Reuters