A Timeline of Battery History


1600

Gilbert (England) Establishment of the basics of electricity

1700

1791 -

Galvani (Italy) Discovery of animal electricity

1800 -

Volta (Italy) Invention of the voltaic cell

1800

1831 -

Faraday (England) Formulation of Faraday's Law

1838 -

Daniell (England) Invention of the Daniell cell

1840 -

Armstrong (England) Invention of the water-powered generator

1859 -

Plante (France) Invention of the lead storage battery

1866 -

Siemens (Germany) Innovative improvements to the generator

1868 -

Leclanche (France) Invention of the Leclanche battery

1888 -

Gassner (USA) Completion of the dry cell

1899 -

Jungner (Sweden) Invention of the Nickel-Cadmium storage battery

1900

1901 -

Edison (USA) Invention of the nickel-alkall storage battery

1932 -

Shlecht-Ackermann (Germany) Invention of the sintered plate

1947 -

Neumann (France) Successful complete sealing of the Nickel-Cadmium battery

1962 -

First practical use of SANYO CADNICA batteries

1977 -

First practical use of SANYO Lithium (MnO2-Li) batteries

1982 -

First practical use of SANYO amorphous solar cells (AMORTON)

1989 -

First practical use of SANYO Lithium (Li-Mn) secondary battery

1990 -

First practical use of SANYO Nickel-Metal hydride rechargeable batteries (TWICELL)

1994 -

First practical use of SANYO Lithium ion (Li-ion) rechargeable batteries

1999 -

Development of Lithium Polymer Battery

1999 -

Development of High-Performance Ni-MH Batteries for HEV

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