the glossary every battery engineer needs
Battery engineering spans electrochemistry, power electronics, mechanical design, and software — each with its own jargon. This A-to-Z glossary covers the full stack, from anode to zero-volt discharge, in one searchable PDF.
The A to Z of Battery Design is also available as a paperback from Amazon for £14.75
~140 pages that sit great on the desk
What makes it useful
Full A-to-Z structure
Alphabetically arranged so you can find any term instantly — no index hunting, no chapters to scroll through.
Linked to deeper reading
Where relevant, headings link back to BatteryDesign.net so you can go from a quick definition to a full technical article in one click.
Covers the full stack
Cell chemistry, BMS, electrical systems, thermal management, pack design, safety, testing, and manufacturing — all in one place.
Continuously updated
Compiled from across BatteryDesign.net and updated as the site grows. Suggest additions and corrections and we’ll include them.
Topics covered
✓ Cell chemistry & materials
✓ BMS & algorithms
✓ Pack design & sizing
✓ Thermal management
✓ Electrical & HV systems
✓ Safety & standards
✓ Abbreviations & acronyms
✓ Manufacturing processes
✓ Testing & characterisation
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Who it’s for
Engineers switching into battery design from adjacent fields — mechanical, embedded, power electronics — who need to get up to speed on the terminology fast. Useful for experienced engineers too, as a quick lookup tool or onboarding resource for new team members. The free-to-share licence means you can send it to colleagues without any restrictions.
Share it
Share with your team as a shared reference or onboarding document for new engineers joining a battery project.
Pass it on to students and early-career engineers — it covers the vocabulary they’ll encounter across every discipline.
Found a missing term or an error? Suggest it via the contact page — every correction makes the next version better.
Last update = 15th August 2026
Current version = 3.8.2
File format = pdf
~140 pages
The A to Z of Battery Design is also available as a paperback from Amazon for £14.75
~140 pages that sit great on the desk
If you like this you might like our other downloads as we have cell and pack databases, a Battery Calculations Workbook and a Vehicle Model.