Improvements in the Lead-Acid Battery for Load Leveling Applications. FY78 Summary Report.

Abstract

This report describes research conducted in FY78 under a DoE program to improve the lead-acid battery system for load leveling at electricity-generating plants. The study has identified changes in the plate active material that occur during cycling (or service operation), viz, a progressive buildup of an electrochemically inactive PbO2 species, and the physical transformation of the active material to a styructurally unfavorable coralloid form, which, if eliminated, could improve batttery performance. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 02, 1979
Accession Number
ADA068990

Entities

People

  • A. C. Simon
  • C. P. Wales
  • R. L. Jones
  • S. M. Caulder

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cellular Structures
  • Chemistry
  • Conductivity
  • Corrosion Resistance
  • Current Density
  • Diffraction
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Microscopes
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • Lead Acid Batteries
  • Lead Dioxide
  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Materials
  • Microscopy

Readers

  • Battery Technology and Engineering
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.