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

Over the next decade, Lima worked with Seabra, who first joined the project as a graduate student, to improve the sensors, enhancing data storage, battery life, and other attributes.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 1, 2023

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 • Aug. 20, 2023

"Canada is one of the most important countries for Japan when it comes to strengthening our supply chains of storage battery metals," he said.

From Reuters • Mar. 14, 2023

The company that Mr. Bitner co-founded in Munich in 2016, VoltStorage, found some success selling storage battery packs for solar power to homeowners in Europe.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2022

The analogy of the storage battery has been used: ATP represents the charged, ADP the discharged battery.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson