Battery regeneration: a fashionable trend or workable model?

Batteries Demystified by Ramesh Natarajan

24-10-2024 • 10 mins

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✳️ Is it practically possible or economically viable? ✳️

▶️ When a battery stops performing well or even fails within its warranty period, it must be thoroughly checked before being scrapped.

▶️ As a battery ages, its performance naturally declines—much like the human body.

▶️ Speaking of which, here's a helpful analogy: think of your body with all its organs. As we age, our organs wear down over time. Some of them deteriorate gradually, while others may completely fail.

▶️ This same process happens in batteries, with their internal components breaking down over time.

▶️ But here’s where it gets interesting: claims are floating around those batteries—ones that have reached the end of their life or even been scrapped—can be regenerated and given a new lease on life.

▶️ So, is this realistic? The short answer is: it depends.

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