The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-17
Mr.. EDISON's NEW BATTERY.
The Storage Device to he Displayed
mt the PIN 1 m ericnm.

mt the Pau-S crican.
BUFFALO. n Y. June 17.-ThomaS y
Edison has invented q storage battery
which electricians say is the most i'm
portant invention since Edison di-CCT-
cred how to make inCandesceut lamps.
the lamps that comprise such "a 5eauti-
; ful and conspicuous feature OF the Pan
American Exposition
The announcement Of the invention of
/ this new battery is accompanied by iuti-
! nations that Indicate that several fields
are to be revo!utiouized by its introdua-
tion. for this new battery combines all Of
the Iong-sought advantages Of durability
effectiveness and UEhtuess- 1t is predicted
that new art of electrical propulsion
and navigation viii result. White the
electrical Accommodations of TIE people
today are many and important. new
features Of usefulness are promised Elec-
tric light VIII bc cheapencd. and it will
be possible foE electricity to win favor
in many factories where the steam engine
and its power reign supreme This bat
terry is said 10 be "A wonder and il may
be the Instrument which viii carry the
stored energy OF Niagara around the
world. It may result in the force OF the
Falls of Niagara being shipped by the car
load instead Of being transmitted over
miles and miles Of cables as at present to
its fields Of service. Many new appIica-
tons Of electricity are looked for, and
there is little doubt but what this bat
terry viii DO much for the advancement Of
electrical science during the twentieth
century Its use viii reduce the weight
II automobiles and make electrical feat
uTeS on ships more available. There IS a
possibility that its application 10 rail-
roads VIII retire the present trolley sys-
TEN that has been very efficient in afford
ing rapid transit
This battery Is to be placed on exhibit
ton in EdisoE's space III the Electricity
Building of the Pan-American Exposition
where the world can view it and admire
this latest and most important invention
10 their hearts content Present pros
poets are that it viii be Impossible tc get
the battery in place IN the Electricity
Building before the latter part of June
owing to lateness in allowing the pat
ents, but this incident simply goes to
show how thoroughly up to date The Pan
American Exposition aims to be, to have
its exhibits include such very late and
important inventions.
For over forty years the world has been
hopeful of Improvement in the storage
battery An enormous amount OF labor
has been expended. and capital unlimited
has been used TO effect the Improvements
recognized as essential ere the storage
battery could become popular. Efforts Of
recent years have been directed to re-
ducing the weight, but with little result
until Mir. Edison accomplished his results.
The great weight of the majority of the
storage batteries Of today has been q
great obstacle to their use, and for about
twenty years these conditions have re
manned unchanged Now. through the in
ventiva genius OF Edison. something diff
teTeHt IS promised. and never yet has Ed
son deceived the public as to the true
merit OF any Of his inventions.
A storage battery is simply reservoir
IN which electricity may be stored and
drawn upon for The purposes for which
electricity is generally used. 1t can be
transported on a launch or an automobile
OF any other vehicle that travels over land
or on water. When a battery Is full it is
said to be charged Heretofore the stor-
aGe batteries were very bulky and heavy,
which naturally are serious drawbacks
but this new Edison battery changes all
TINS and gives q wider range OF useful
ness ID the invention. IN the old battery
there was d deterioration when used. and
It IS easily destroyed, but when Edison
started out to solve the problem of the
storage battery and develop a machine
that haG higher efficiency he realized
that successful battery must possess
absence Of Decentralization by work: large
storage capacity. capabiiity Of being ran
idlX charged and discharged. capabIlitv
OF WIthstandiug careless treatment ana
II must be inexpensive.
ne. new battery IS made Up Of cells
hh0Wn as nlckcl-irOn cells and the cleo
tToiyte IS potash The charging and the
IlSCiIdTEIIS rates Of the cells are alike.
The cell may be charged n q r70T-Trgi
7 q E-l7F ES.f
De charged at the relatively high rate NJ
one h0uT with no apparent d.frfr1-n+ tn
t-3t ttAS, eEteEI Tor q somewhat lower
tis+tIlc1i CldTSe efficiency. IN other
words, the cells. do not appear To he IN
Jured by the JverchargiuS or the dis
charging. and only suffers in electrical
eifc!ency under such treatment
Another advantage claimed for tho ,.7,-
- t'lS tit% battery Of Edis0ns IS that
they may be subjected 10 very low TEN
peFatuTeS without danger Of de+rir7ar,f
Moreover, the acknowledgements ,Jae. r-,,+
attack any of the ingredients of the coli
nor are any Of the ingredients soluble
lhefela- NJ battery is therefore theo-
itIiCi-ly LH1eStrUcJibIe- An instance of
the Observation-Disclosures Of tn. cell is mis-
= 81 vas not Only completely discharged
1LL ~ YES ItehstrS=d in the reverse or
NTonS direction, and after bringing II
hatk 70 It's originally charged current. tha
storage capacity remained unaffected
ron TINS IL would seem that the cell
9iL'l-ta DE capable OF standing .Ducn = 11l1sp
The public is greatly interested in rho
development of the automobile indrstrZ-
ana It may be remarked that no rarerf
invention VIII do so much to shove ths
automobile along the road to further non
u'aTIty than this light, efficient batter nf
EGIsOu's invention.
In the electricity building at the Pan
american Exposition the Edison srac4 fs
near the west end. and It is there snars
has been reserved for the new inver7ff,r7
Re" things on exhibition VIII command
more attention than this wonderful bat
trTN. IT Is tWcuty-fOUT years since III
telephone w#s exhibited at the CanrruujqE
~ thlf1G1 lDhIa- and visitors 70 the Pan
4 meFiean Exposition viii naturally won /
Ger II the next quarter OF 2 century win /
sho" an equal popularity for the storage +
battery as the last has for the telephone /
Prospects are that within twentv-fjy4 +
years storage batteries OF all sizes yCfTT /
he purchaSable at the stores in packages
the wrappers on which viii rival those OF 1
The various food products for beauty. II /
Is tins possibility and its Tev0lutio1fzfnp /
tendency Inaj eXCIteS such WIDESPREAD in /
trrt5t IN the marvellous storage battery {
that Is first to be exhibited at the pan
American Exposition.
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