| The wireless revolution, the prolific use of | | | | current (direct current flow and alternating |
| PDAs, MP3s, MP4s, Laptops, Cell Phones, | | | | current flow). Direct current means that the |
| Smartphones, DVD players, and other portable | | | | flow of charge is in one direction. A battery |
| devices have increased the need for smart and | | | | produces direct current (DC) because there is |
| high capacity portable batteries. Portable | | | | no way to change the + and - you see on the |
| batteries however are not typical in design. | | | | battery.In order to create direct electrical |
| Indeed the battery that powers your portable | | | | current electrons must be caused to break |
| device is what is known as a smart battery | | | | away from atoms to create an electron flow. |
| and as such the internal system design of a | | | | Why? The answer is because electricity is a |
| smart battery is more complex then most | | | | property of certain subatomic particles |
| people realize. Let's look at what the | | | | (protons, electrons, and neutrons) which |
| internal design of your portable battery | | | | couples to electromagnetic fields and causes |
| looks like!To begin with high powered | | | | attractive and repulsive forces between them; |
| portable devices require an electrical | | | | by doing so an electrical flow is created, |
| current. There are two types of electrical | | | | and this is where electricity comes from. |