I have a question about standard batteries. If I know the internal resistance of the battery and the nominal voltage, can I calculate the possible peak current? I understand that as I draw more from the battery the voltage will drop along with the current.
I am mostly interested in the total possible current delivered if a worse case type scenario takes place, such as a dead short someplace in the circuit. For whatever the reason of the short, what type of current can I expect to see with new/fully charged batteries?
I am assuming that different chemistry batteries will have different peak current flows based on how fast they can react and discharge. But I was hopping that knowing the internal resistance and the nominal voltage, I could come close to calculating a reasonable value across all batteries.
Thanks.