Battery Pack Configuration Calculator

Enter your target pack voltage and capacity plus the cell specs.

How to use

  1. Enter your values in the fields above.
  2. Press Calculate to see your result instantly.
  3. Use the Share button to copy a link to your result.

About this calculator

A battery pack's voltage and capacity are built from individual cells arranged in a series (S) and parallel (P) configuration, commonly written as “nSmP”: cells wired in series add their voltages together (total voltage = S × cell voltage) while cells wired in parallel add their capacities together (total capacity = P × cell capacity), and the two groups combine to reach a target pack voltage and runtime.

This is the same design logic behind everything from an 18650-cell laptop battery (often 4S2P or similar) to EV battery packs with hundreds of cells: total energy is simply pack voltage × pack capacity (in Wh), and total cell count is S × P. This calculator takes your target pack voltage and capacity along with the individual cell's voltage and capacity, and returns the required S and P counts, total cell count, and resulting pack energy.

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