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Electrical Circuits and Formulae

Batteries

If a battery of open-circuit voltage EB has a loaded voltage VL when supplying load current IL, the battery internal resistance RB is:

RB = (EB - VL) / IL

The load voltage VL and load current IL for a load resistance RL are:

VL = ILRL = EB - ILRB = EBRL / (RB + RL)

IL = VL / RL = (EB - VL) / RB = EB / (RB + RL)

The battery short-circuit current Isc is:

Isc = EB / RB = EBIL / (EB - VL)