The term "0.1C" in battery charging refers to a charge rate that is 10% of the battery's capacity per hour. For example, a 1600 mAh battery charged at 0.1C would draw 160 mA, resulting in a full charge time of 10 hours. Conversely, charging at 1C would fully charge the same battery in 1 hour. It is crucial to note that excessively high charge rates, such as 100C, can damage the battery.
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krispots said:hi, can anyone explain to me what does it mean when you say "charging at a rate of 0.1C"
what does C means? are you charging at a rate of 0.1 coulomb per second?
first link when googling: battery charge rate of c said:http://www.greenbatteries.com/batteryterms.html" - Used to signify a charge or discharge rate equal to the capacity of a battery divided by 1 hour. Thus C for a 1600 mAh battery would be 1.6 A, C/5 for the same battery would be 320 mA and C/10 would be 160 mA. Because C is dependent on the capacity of a battery the C rate for batteries of different capacities must also be different.
http://www.cameronsoftware.com/ev/EV_BatteryPhysics.html" is the capacity rating (Amp-hour) of the battery.