Journal
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
Volume 327, Issue -, Pages 160-170Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.07.020
Keywords
Lead-acid battery; Internal resistance; Formation; State of charge; Current pulse
Funding
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada [CRDPJ 435542 - 2012]
- Surrette Battery Company
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This study employs experimental techniques to measure the changing internal resistance of flooded, flat plate lead-acid batteries during container formation, revealing a novel indicator of formation completeness. In order to measure internal resistance during formation, d.c. current pulses are superimposed over the constant formation current at set intervals, while change in voltage is measured. The resulting pulsed internal resistance is divided into ohmic and interfacial components by measuring the ohmic resistance with short d.c. pulses as well as with a.c. injection. Various constant-current container formations are carried out using different current levels, plate thicknesses, and pulsing techniques, yielding an array of resistance trends which are explained using Butler-Volmer kinetic theory. Ohmic and interfacial resistance trends are shown both theoretically and experimentally to eventually decay to a predictable steady-state value as the formation proceeds, suggesting that this internal resistance method can be used to detect the completion of the formation. The same principles are shown to apply to recharge cycles as well, but with potentially limited practical implications in comparison to formation. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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