Secondary battery for an aerosol delivery device

A control body coupled or coupleable with a cartridge that is equipped with a heating element and contains an aerosol precursor composition, the control body being coupled or coupleable with the cartridge to form an aerosol delivery device in which the heating element is configured to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition, the control body comprising:

• a power source connected to an electrical load that includes the heating element when the control body is coupled with the cartridge, the power source comprising:
• a rechargeable primary battery and a rechargeable secondary battery in a parallel combination, the rechargeable secondary battery having a lower nominal voltage than the rechargeable primary battery, and
• a resistor connected with the rechargeable secondary battery in a series combination, and the rechargeable primary battery in the parallel combination is connected in parallel with the series combination;
• and
• a microprocessor configured to operate in an active mode in which the control body is coupled with the cartridge, the microprocessor in the active mode being configured to direct power from the power source to the heating element and thereby control the heating element to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition.