Abstract: This paper presents the efficiency of the D-size dry cell brands commonly used in Uganda. Six dry cell brands, Tiger Head Red (THR), Tiger head extra (THE), Panasuper (PS), Panasonic (PN), Energizer (EG) and Durasonic (DU) were evaluated on ideal household conditions in accordance to the International Electrochemical Commission (IEC) and European Union (EU) final report on portable battery standards. Each brand’s average capacity was found when being used in a household radio and torch.
The study revealed that Energizer (EG) performed best and Tiger Head Red (THR) least in a radio while as in a torch, Tiger Head Extra (THE) performed best and Panasuper (PS) least. This showed that different battery cell brands perform differently in different household devices.
Keywords: Efficiency, R20 (D-size) Battery dry cells, Household devices.
Title: Comparison of the Efficiency of R20 (D-size) Dry Cell Battery Brands used in Uganda
Author: Opio Peter, Taabu. S. David, Bageya Godfrey, Masereka Jehold
International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Research
ISSN 2348-6988 (online)
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