Peukert's law

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Peukert's law, presented by the German scientist Wilhelm Peukert [de] in 1897, expresses approximately the change in capacity of rechargeable lead–acid batteries at different rates of discharge. As the rate of discharge increases, the battery's available capacity decreases, approximately according to Peukert's law.