Improvements in the Lead-Acid Battery for Load Leveling Applications. FY78Summary Report.

摘要

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)