今天存在大量二次电池类型。This group includes, for instance, the world’s most widely used battery type, lead-acid, or NiCd/NiMH, lithium-ion, metal-air, sodium-sulfur, and sodium-nickel batteries, in addition to a number of technologies under development. The total power output of batteries is determined by the properties of the electrolytes used and of the anode and cathode materials. Electrochemical methods are suitable for, e.g.:
- 确定电流/电压特性
- 电池极性反转(充电)试验
- 利用电化学阻抗谱(EIS)表征老化效应
- 记录放电和充电周期
- 确定电池容量
- 测量电解质电阻和电荷转移电阻（电极反应）
- 确定脉冲功率额定值/高电流能力