Battery. This element provides energy for currents to flow. Place up to five batteries in the simulation window. With the Select tool, you can move and rotate batteries, and wire them to other objects. You attach wires to the battery's two nodes, which are indicated by the yellow rectangles in Figures 1 and 2. This element has an alternative view. |
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The default voltage of the battery is 1.5 volts, the voltage of the common D-type battery this element normally represents. A battery connected to a 40 ohm bulb carries the default standard current (which corresponds to a current number of 1.0 by definition) and powers a brightness of 100. In the battery's Properties Box, you can change the maximum continuous current (default is 1.0 amps) that the battery can support. If current exceeds this value, the battery will rapidly discharge. You can also set the stored total initial energy (default is 500) of the battery. Even for current under the maximum value, the battery gradually loses its initally stored energy. The simulator assumes that batteries are recharged between simulation runs. It retains no memory of battery discharges. The hidden property in the Properties Box is voltage. If you reveal this property, you can reset the battery's voltage.