Design of an Online Maintenance Device for Batteries

Abstract:

In this paper, the sulfation failure mechanism on negative plates of lead-acid batteries and the pulse-repairing technology are analyzed, and an online automatic maintenance device based-on the Boost converter is designed. The device uses ATmega16 microcontroller as its controller. The test results show that by adjusting the hardware devices and programs the frequency and amplitude of charge-and-discharge pulses can be changed. And when the battery voltage is too low the device can generate sound and light alarm. The device meets the design requirements.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 580)
• Pages: 218-222
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.580.218
• Online since: October 2012
• Authors: Shi Shun Zhu, Gang Yang, Su Jun Luo, Dao Wei Zhu
• Keywords: Lead-Acid Battery, Maintenance of Battery, Sulfation

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2003.11.003