SMK KING EDWARD

VII
TOPIC: LIFESPAN
OF BATTERY

GROUP MEMBERS: 1) ANBARASSI A/P VAYAPURI

2) CHAN ZHI MING
3) MAHENDRAWARMA A/L GUNASEGRAN
INTRODUCTION
Batteries are one of the main sources of
electrical energy to be used in the electrical
appliances.
It is noticed that different types or different
make of dry cells has varying life-span when
connected to the same load
A circuit is created to be used as the
standard where it represents a load
The test establishes a percent of full voltage
and how long each cell takes to drop 20% is
seen
OBJECTIVE
To determine the lifespan of batteries with
different brand.
To determine the initial voltages provided by
the batteries compared to the ideal voltage
sources.
APPARATUS
DC motor
Connecting wires
Battery socket
5 volt of voltmeter
MATERIALS
4 types of 3 volt batteries which are Toply,
Kingever, Energizer and Panasonic
SETTING UP THE CIRCUITS
TYPE OF BATTERIES USED
RESULTS
Types of The value of the voltage drops for every 30 seconds, v/v
batterie 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
s

Toply 2.50 2.45 2.45 2.40 2.45 2.40 2.40 2.35 2.35 2.30
2.25 2.30 2.25 2.20 2.15 2.10 2.05 2.00
Kingever 2.20 2.20 2.10 2.0 1.95 1.90 1.85 1.80
Energize 2.80 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.65 2.65 2.60 2.60
r 2.60 2.60 2.60 2.60 2.60 2.50 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.50
2.45 2.45 2.45 2.45 2.45 2.43 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.40
2.45 2.50 2.45 2.45 2.45 2.50 2.45 2.50 2.50 2.50
2.45 2.45 2.45 2.45 2.45 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40
2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40
2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40
2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.35 2.35 2.35 2.30 2.30
2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.35 2.35
2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30
2.30 2.30 2.30 2.25
Panasoni 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.25
c 2.25 2.25 2.20 2.20 2.20 2.20 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10
2.10 2.05 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.05 2.00
2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 1.95 1.90

Table 1.0: The value of the voltage drops for every 30 seconds of
each brand
Types of batteries Initial voltage, /v

Toply 2.5

Kingever 2.2

Energizer 2.8

Panasonic 2.4

Table 1.1: The initial voltage provided by each brand of

batteries

Types of batteries Time taken for the voltage to drop by

20 %,t/minutes

Toply 8.98

Kingever 4.23

Energizer 52.18

Panasonic 18.25

Table 1.2: The time taken for the voltage to drop by 20 % by each brand of batteries
 60

50

40
Time taken , t/mins

30

20

10

0
Toply Kingever Energizer Panasonic

Brand of batteries

Figure 1.0: Time taken for each brand of the batteries

WHAT WE HAD DONE
SOURCES OF ERROR
Mostly of the voltage sources are not ideal.
There are internal resistances that will use some
portion of the voltages supplied and release as
heat energy. Thus it makes the initial voltage
less than the actual voltage.
DC motor is a non ohmic conductor which does
not obey Ohms law. The resistance of the DC
motor will increase as the temperature of the
motor increases. The time taken for the voltage
to drop by 20 % will become faster.
PRECAUTION STEPS
Avoid parallax error by placing the eyes such
that the line of view is perpendicular to the
scale of the voltmeter.
Repeat the experiments for several times to
get a more precise and accurate results.
All connections must be secure or tight.
Off the switch after the readings are taken
to prevent wires from heating up (resistance
increases)
CONCLUSION
Energizer batteries have the highest initial
voltage among the batteries
Energizer batteries have the longest lifespan
as they take the longest time to drop the
voltage by 20 %
Energizer batteries is highly recommended to
ensure a better performance of the work.