The first category: according to the type of electrolyte, including: alkaline battery, electrolyte mainly potassium hydroxide fire solution based battery: such as: alkaline zinc manganese battery (commonly known as alkali manganese battery or alkaline battery), cadmium nickel battery, nickel metal hydride battery and so on. Acid batteries, mainly sulfuric acid solution as the medium, such as zinc-manganese dry batteries (some consumers also called acid batteries), seawater batteries, etc.; Organic electrolyte battery, mainly with organic solution as the medium of the battery, such as lithium battery, lithium ion battery, etc.

The second type: according to the working nature and storage mode, including: a battery, also known as primary battery, that is, can not be recharged batteries, such as zinc manganese dry batteries, lithium primary batteries, etc.; Secondary batteries, rechargeable batteries, such as nickel metal hydride batteries, lithium batteries, cadmium nickel batteries, etc. Accumulator conventionally refers to lead-acid accumulator, which is also a secondary battery; Fuel cells, that is, active materials are continuously added to the battery from the outside while the battery is working, such as hydrogen oxygen fuel cells, etc. Storage battery, that is, the battery is stored without direct contact with the electrolyte, until the battery is used, the electrolyte is added, such as silver magnesium battery, also known as seawater battery, etc.

The third type: according to the positive and negative electrode materials used by the battery, including: zinc series batteries, such as zinc-manganese batteries, zinc-silver batteries, etc.; Nickel series battery, such as nickel cadmium battery, nickel hydrogen battery, etc. : Lead series battery, such as lead-acid battery, etc.; Lithium ion battery, lithium manganese battery; Manganese dioxide series battery, such as zinc manganese battery, alkali manganese battery, etc. Air (oxygen) series batteries, such as zinc empty batteries, etc.