• DocumentCode
    2896715
  • Title

    Challenges for VRLA separator technology-a review of recent ALABC research

  • Author

    Weighall, M.J.

  • Author_Institution
    MJW Associates, Morpeth, UK
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    2001
  • Firstpage
    93
  • Lastpage
    97
  • Abstract
    The separator has a critical influence on the performance and life of the VRLA battery. It contributes directly to the discharge capacity and lifetime, and also has structural and chemical characteristics with implications well beyond physical separation of the plates. The study of the VRLA battery separator has formed an important part of the ALABC research programme, and this paper reviews the key outcomes of that research
  • Keywords
    lead acid batteries; ALABC research; Pb; VRLA separator technology; battery life; battery performance; chemical characteristics; discharge capacity; lifetime; microfine glass separator materials; oxygen cycle; premature capacity loss; recombination efficiency; separator compression; structural characteristics; Batteries; Chemical processes; Costs; Filters; Glass; Particle separators; Rubber; Stability; Valves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Applications and Advances, 2001. The Sixteenth Annual Battery Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA
  • ISSN
    1089-8182
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6545-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/BCAA.2001.905106
  • Filename
    905106