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Add a battery

This page discusses adding batteries and their corresponding types to BatteryDB.

Prerequisites

To complete the steps on this page, you must have completed the Get access page.

Create a new battery type

To create a new battery, a battery type must be added to represent what kind of battery it is. As many batteries as desired can be associated with a single battery type.

Click Battery tracking -> Battery types in the sidebar:

Select + New to begin creating a new battery type.

You should now see the Battery Type creation form with various fields that will keep track of relevant information.

  • Choose a Model name, Model names may only contain letters, numbers, underscores, and hyphens.

  • Choose between cell, module, and pack for the classification.

Creating the new battery type will redirect to the detail page and the list page will now have the object available.

With the battery type created, it is now possible to create a battery of this type.

Create a new battery

A battery type must be created before adding any batteries. If you haven’t added a battery type yet, return to the previous section and do so.

Click Battery tracking -> Batteries in the sidebar and select + New just as before to go to the battery creation form.

Select the battery type you’ve already created and enter a new battery ID to continue.

Finish filling out the form and you will be redirected to the detail page for your new battery which will include provided information both from the battery as well as from the battery type.

More batteries and battery types may be added the same way. They can also be added and manipulated in bulk using the REST API. For more info, see Access the REST API.

For more tutorials, see Getting started with BatteryDB.