Hariprakash, B. ; Martha, S. K. ; Ambalavanan, S. ; Gaffoor, S. A. ; Shukla, A. K. (2008) Comparative study of lead-acid batteries for photovoltaic stand-alone lighting systems Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 38 (1). pp. 77-82. ISSN 0021-891X
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Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10800-007-9403-4
Abstract
The lead-acid battery is often the weakest link in photovoltaic (PV) installations. Accordingly, various versions of lead-acid batteries, namely flooded, gelled, absorbent glass-mat and hybrid, have been assembled and performance tested for a PV stand-alone lighting system. The study suggests the hybrid VRLA batteries, which exhibit both the high power density of absorbent glass-mat design and the improved thermal properties of the gel design, to be appropriate for such an application. Among the VRLA-type batteries studied here water loss for the hybrid VRLA batteries is minimal and charge-acceptance during the service at high temperatures is better in relation to their AGM counterparts.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | AGM-VRLA Battery; Flooded-electrolyte Lead-acid Battery; Gelled-electrolyte VRLA Battery; Hybrid VRLA Battery; Photovoltaic Lighting |
| ID Code: | 81790 |
| Deposited On: | 07 Feb 2012 12:11 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Feb 2012 12:11 |
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