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the AA battery, additionally referred to as a double A, penlite or Mignon (French for "cute" or "adorable") battery, is a general dimension single mobile cylindrical dry battery. The IEC 60086 gadget calls it dimension R6, and ANSIC18 calls it dimension 15. [1] It is named UM-3 with the aid of JIS of Japan. [2] Historically, it is regarded as D14 (standard cell) or HP7 (for zinc chloride 'high power' version) in professional documentation in the United States

AA batteries are frequent in transportable digital devices. An AA battery is composed of a single electrochemical phone that may additionally be both a main battery (disposable) or a rechargeable battery. Several extraordinary chemistries are used for their construction. The genuine terminal voltage, capability and sensible discharge costs rely on phone chemistry; However, units designed for AA cells will generally solely take 1.2-1.5 V except certain by means of the manufacturer.

Introduced in 1907 through The American Ever Ready Company, [3] the AA battery measurement was once standardized with the aid of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in 1947, however it had been used in flashlights and electrical novelties earlier than formal standardization. ANSI and IEC Battery nomenclature offers a number of designations for cells in this size, relying on mobilephone points and chemistry. Due to their reputation in small flashlights, they are regularly referred to as "penlight batteries".