Author | : Christian Glaize |
File Size | : 47,7 Mb |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 13 December 2012 |
ISBN | : 9781118563120 |
Pages | : 320 pages |
Lead Nickel Electrochemical Batteries by Christian Glaize Book PDF Summary
The lead-acid accumulator was introduced in the middle of the19th Century, the diverse variants of nickel accumulators betweenthe beginning and the end of the 20th Century. Although old, thesetechnologies are always very present on numerous markets.Unfortunately they are still not used in optimal conditions, oftenbecause of the misunderstanding of the internal electrochemicalphenomena. This book will show that batteries are complex systems, madecommercially available thanks to considerable amounts of scientificresearch, empiricism and practical knowledge. However, the designof batteries is not fixed; it is subject to constant developmentsas a result of user feedback and validation processes which areoften long and fastidious. This book attempts to show that it isnot possible to consider a family of batteries as having fixed,applicable properties and characteristics whatever the applicationand the technology used in their manufacture. For this reason, theauthors have chosen to present the fundamental electrochemical andchemical phenomena involved in as simple and as clear a way aspossible. It is essential to be aware of these mechanisms in orderto develop suitable theoretical models. This work will be of particular interest to those working in thefield of electrical engineering and to industrialists, the finalusers of these technologies. It will also be of interest toelectrochemists, as experts in lead or nickel batteries arebecoming fewer and farther between, and their knowledge andpractical skills are steadily being lost. Contents Part 1. Universal Characteristics of Batteries 1. Definitions and Methods of Measurement. Part 2. Lead–Acid Batteries 2. The Operation of Lead–Acid Batteries. 3. Internal Composition and Types of Lead–AcidBatteries. 4. Lead Batteries: Main Characteristics. 5. Manufacturing Starting, Lighting and Ignition Batteries. Part 3. Introduction to Nickel-Based Batteries 6. Nickel–Cadmium Batteries. 7. Nickel–Metal Hydride Batteries. 8. Other Nickel-Based Batteries.