What happens to the voltage and current relationship after the cells are connected in parallel?
In electronics and power engineering, battery parallel application is a common configuration, but many friends do not know much about battery application knowledge, and wonder how the relationship between voltage and current will be after the battery is parallel. Understanding the voltage and current relationship between parallel cells is crucial for circuit design, battery management, and power distribution.
Here we need to first understand and understand the basic concept of battery parallel. When we connect the positive to the positive and the negative to the negative of multiple batteries, we achieve the parallel connection of the batteries. Due to the objective law of the substance itself, the main feature of the parallel is that each battery is directly connected to the circuit, sharing the same voltage, that is, no matter how many batteries are in parallel, the voltage size will not change, of course, there will be a small pressure difference between the batteries, but overall, in all batteries, the common voltage average is the voltage standard.
In terms of voltage, the total voltage after the battery is connected in parallel is the same as the minimum voltage of a single battery in all batteries. This is because the voltage is determined by the objective chemical laws of the power supply (in this case, the battery), independent of the number of batteries or how they are connected. Whether you use one cell or multiple cells in parallel, as long as the voltage of these cells is the same, then the total voltage will remain the same.
Here, let‘s talk about what happens to the current after the battery is connected in parallel in terms of current.
The current magnitude refers to the amount of charge flowing per unit time, which is affected by the combination of resistance and voltage in the circuit. When we put the battery in parallel, because each battery can provide current, the total current is the sum of the current provided by the battery, and according to the law of the size of the resistance after the parallel, that is, the resistance after the parallel of the two resistors is less than the sum of the resistance when the two resistors are not in parallel, so that in the case of the voltage size is unchanged, the current that can flow will become larger. This means that by paralleling the battery, we can increase the total current in the circuit to meet the higher power demand.
It should be noted that although a parallel battery can increase the total current, it may also bring some problems. For example, if there is a difference between batteries in parallel, it may cause current to flow from one battery to another, causing battery loss. In addition, the battery parallel also needs to consider the capacity of the battery, internal resistance and other factors to ensure the stability and efficiency of the system.
In general, the voltage after the cells are connected remains the same, while the current increases with the number of cells. Understanding this relationship helps us better design and maintain battery systems to meet a variety of power needs. However, we also need to realize that battery parallel is not a panacea, and other factors need to be considered, such as battery consistency, safety, and economy. In the future of battery technology and power engineering, we expect to see more optimization and innovation on battery parallel.
