Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised May 31, 2026

List of battery types

This is a summary of electric battery types composed of one or more electrochemical cells. There are two lists provided in the table. The primary (non-rechargeable) and secondary (rechargeable) cell lists are lists of battery chemistry. The third list is a list of battery applications.

Last revised
May 31, 2026
Read time
≈ 2 min
Length
484 w
Citations
4
Source
A Duracell AA size alkaline cell, one of the many types of battery source ↗

This is a summary of electric battery types composed of one or more electrochemical cells. There are two lists provided in the table. The primary (non-rechargeable) and secondary (rechargeable) cell lists are lists of battery chemistry. The third list is a list of battery applications.

Battery cell types

Primary cells or non-rechargeable batteries Secondary cells or rechargeable batteries

Batteries by application

See also

See also

References

References