Development of lead/acid batteries for domestic remote-area power supplies

✍ Scribed by D.A.J. Rand; W.G.A. Baldsing

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1988
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 805 KB
• Volume: 23
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0378-7753
• DOI: 10.1016/0378-7753(88)80069-7

✦ Synopsis

In recent times, there has been a growing recognition of the need for more reliable RAPS systems, both in Australia and in other parts of the world. From the battery point of view, development has, in some instances, been encouraged by a "market push", and in others by a "technology pull". Some manufacturers are seeking to supply customers with batteries that are merely re-labelled motive-power types, others are offering new technologies. In either case, the suitability of the products is unclear because of the poor comprehension of the actual service requirements imposed on batteries in RAPS operations. In order to overcome this deficiency, CSIRO has set in motion a detailed schedule of laboratory and field studies aimed at gaining a greater understanding of battery performance under RAPS duties. It is hoped that the resulting information will lead to specific design criteria for such batteries.