2007-09-24 01:27:55 · 8 answers · asked by lalaearth 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
To connect cells [not batteries][a battery is what we make by connecting lots of cells] in series we connect the minus of each cell to the plus of the next cell so they are all hanging in a long line. The voltage of this chain is the sum of the voltage of all the single cells. We do this to obtain a voltage larger than we can get with one cell. [usually one cell is 1.5 volts or 1.2 for a nicad] to connect the same cells in parallel we connect all their negative ends together and then all their positive ends together. This arrangement will still only give us 1.5 volts but will increase the current available from the BATTERY we have now made by the number of cells we have connected.
2007-09-24 04:27:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depend on the application. If we need higher voltage we connect batteries in series in order to increase the voltage. Because batteries usually have low voltage 1.2V , 1.5 V or 2V only. In practical we might sometimes need to parallel a groups of series batteries to get higher voltage and higher current.
2007-09-24 04:09:55 · answer #2 · answered by dwarf 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its more about the circuit. In a series circuit, if one of the components break, such a a lighbulb, the whole ciruit is broken, but in a parallel, only that bulb would stop working and the rest would carry on working.
Check google images for a better idea, its a lot easier to explain in a diagram
2007-09-24 01:34:14 · answer #3 · answered by Doyle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Batteries in series multiply voltage. Batteries in parallel multiply current.
2007-09-24 01:33:03 · answer #4 · answered by khrome_wind 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most "batteries" are a series of cells. (For higher voltage)
Cells in parallel would be connected + to +, and negative to
negative, for higher current.
2007-09-24 02:19:17 · answer #5 · answered by A Guy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in series is one after each other
in parallel, imagine a rectangle of wire and you have a battery on the top end of the rectangle and bottomn end of the rectangle
Good info here:
http://sierranevadaairstreams.org/owners-guide/understanding/battery-config.html
2007-09-24 01:52:41 · answer #6 · answered by 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in series, they're connected one after the other. their combined voltage is the sum of individual voltages.
in parallel, they're connected one across the other. the total voltage is smaller than the smallest individual voltage component.
2007-09-24 01:55:09 · answer #7 · answered by jovygr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-09-24 01:34:34 · answer #8 · answered by fvsdf s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋