Performance and characteristics of valve regulated lead acid batteries with a concentric square grid design

Author

Ng, Patrick K. ; Nguyen, Trung V. ; Weeks, Michael C. ; Cannone, Anthony G. ; Bullock, Kathryn R.

Author_Institution

Battery Dev. Group, AT&T Bell Labs., Mesquire, TX, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1993

fDate

27-30 Sep 1993

Firstpage

115

Abstract

Valve regulated lead acid batteries have been gaining acceptance in the telecommunication industry as an energy source for standby power applications. Compared to the flooded battery, they have the advantages of less maintenance and a smaller footprint. In this paper, the performance and characteristics of the AT&T VR Series Battery are presented. These batteries incorporate the patented positive grid design and the use of pure lead to provide long service life. Test results are given on capacity, self discharge, cycle life and float performance

Keywords

electrochemical electrodes; electrochemistry; emergency power supply; lead; secondary cells; telecommunication power supplies; testing; Pb; capacity; characteristics; concentric square grid design; cycle life; energy source; float performance; footprint; maintenance; positive grid; self discharge; service life; standby power applications; telecommunication industry; test results; valve regulated Pb-acid batteries; Batteries; Corrosion; Electrodes; Gold; Lead compounds; Resumes; Temperature; Tin; Valves; Virtual reality;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Telecommunications Energy Conference, INTELEC '93. 15th International

Conference_Location

Paris

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1842-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INTLEC.1993.388587

Filename

388587