These may be referred to as 6 cell and 7 cell packs or they may be referred to by their voltage.
Nimh battery cell voltage.
If the discharged battery voltage is above 1 0 volts cell discharge the battery to 1 0 v cell then proceed to rapid charge.
A nickel metal hydride battery abbreviated nimh or ni mh is a type of rechargeable battery the chemical reaction at the positive electrode is similar to that of the nickel cadmium cell nicd with both using nickel oxide hydroxide niooh.
Once it does its internal resistance goes up and further current causes the voltage to drop rapidly causing permanent damage.
The input voltage to your lm317 constant current circuit must be enough to support the voltage drop across the regulator and resistor 1 47ω drive the required current and exceed the maximum cell voltage.
A single nimh cell delivers 1 2 volts and nimh batteries are most commonly offered with six or seven cells.
The cell with the least capacity will get there first.
Nickel metal hydride batteries contain a resealable safety vent built into the top as shown in fig.
If the discharged battery voltage is less than 1 0 volts cell start with a c 10 charge.
10 nimh cells really should not be put in series without a way to at least measure individual cells.
If you designed the battery pack then you need to fix this.
However the negative electrodes use a hydrogen absorbing alloy instead of cadmium a nimh battery can have two to three times the capacity of an.
The rate of charge is normally specified on the case of the cell and this rate should not be exceeded.
7 2 volts and 8 4 volts since 6 x 1 2 7 2 and 7 x 1 2.
Electrical isolation between cells in typical battery applications.
If the discharged battery voltage is above 1 29 v cell start with a c 10 charge.
The nimh cells like nicds require charging using a constant current.
The voltage of a battery pack is determined by how many cells it has.