Title :
Performance of valve-regulated lead acid batteries in EV1 extended series strings
Author_Institution :
Delphi Autom. Syst., Indianapolis, IN, USA
Abstract :
Delphi Automotive began commercial production of a valve-regulated lead acid (VRLA) battery in 1996 that was specifically designed to deliver the power and energy demands required of electric vehicles such as the EV1. Field results support the need for thermal control of the battery pack in order to maintain capacity, state-of-charge balance, and overall performance. The influences of manufacturing variance, self-discharge rate, monoblock age, and charge acceptance are quantified and discussed
Keywords :
electric vehicles; lead; secondary cells; Delphi Automotive; EV1 electric vehicles; EV1 extended series strings; Pb; Pb-acid valve regulated battery; battery capacity; battery pack thermal control; charge acceptance; energy demands; manufacturing variance; monoblock age; overall performance; power demands; self discharge rate; state-of-charge balance; valve-regulated lead acid batteries; Acceleration; Assembly; Automotive engineering; Batteries; Degradation; Electric vehicles; Laboratories; Lead compounds; Manufacturing; Production systems;
Conference_Titel :
Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, 1998., The Thirteenth Annual
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4098-1
DOI :
10.1109/BCAA.1998.653833
