Batteries can be connected together in various combinations to increase their total voltage and/or total current. Connecting batteries in series combines their voltage while keeping their current the same, connecting batteries in parallel combines their current while keeping their voltage the same, and using a series-parallel configuration, half the batteries can be connected in series and half in parallel to combine both voltage and current.
Which of the following is a characteristic of batteries connected in series?
two connections are made between each adjacent battery |
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total voltage equals the average of the individual battery voltages |
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the positive terminal of one battery is connected to the positive terminal of the next |
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total voltage equals the sum of the individual battery voltages |