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3.8        PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION

                                          1.60

                                          1.40


                                          1.20
                                         Voltage  1.00




                                          0.80

                                          0.60
                                             0     2    4     6    8    10   12    14   16
                                                             Hours of discharge
                                                                   (a)
                                          1.60


                                          1.40

                                          1.20
                                         Voltage  1.00




                                          0.80

                                          0.60
                                              0    2     4    6     8    10   12   14    16
                                                             Hours of discharge
                                                                   (b)
                                          1.60

                                          1.40


                                          1.20
                                         Voltage
                                          1.00


                                          0.80

                                          0.60
                                              0     2    4    6     8    10   12    14   16
                                                              Hours of discharge
                                                                   (c)
                                       FIGURE 3.7  Characteristics of a AA-size primary battery discharged under constant-
                                       resistance,  constant-current,  and  constant-power  conditions  at  5.9  ohms,  —●—;
                                       200  milliamperes,  —■—;  and  235  milliwatts,  — ▲ —.  See  Sec.  3.2.4  for  detailed
                                       description.
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