
Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid Batteries
Description
Key Features
- Covers all major advances in the field
- Provides a comprehensive account of VRLA technology and its uses
- First book dedicated to this technology
Readership
Table of Contents
- 1. The Valve-regulated Battery ¾ A Paradigm Shift in Lead-acid Technology
2. Lead Alloys for Valve-regulated Lead-acid Batteries
3. Formation of Lead-acid Batteries and Structure of Positive and Negative Active Masses
4. Positive-plate Additives to Enhance Formation and Battery Performance
5. Negative Plates in Valve-regulated Lead-acid Batteries
6. The Function of the Separator in the Valve-regulated Lead-acid Battery
7. Separator Materials for Valve-regulated Lead-acid Batteries
8. Battery Management
9. Charging Techniques for VRLA Batteries
10. Battery Energy-storage Systems for Power-Supply Networks
11. Valve-regulated Lead-acid Batteries in Automotive Applications ¾ A Vehicle Manufacturer's Perspective
12. Valve-regulated Lead-acid Batteries in Automotive Applications ¾ A Battery Manufacturer's Perspective
13. Valve-regulated Lead-acid Batteries for Telecommunications and UPS Applications
14. Remote-area Power-supply (RAPS) Systems and the Valve-regulated Lead-acid Battery
15. Recovery and Recycling of Lead-acid Batteries
16. Environmental Aspects of Recycling Valve-regulated Lead-acid Batteries
17. The Next Great Challenge for Valve-regulated lead-acid Batteries: High-rate Partial-state-of-charge Operation in New-generation Road Vehicles
Product details
- No. of pages: 602
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Elsevier Science 2004
- Published: February 24, 2004
- Imprint: Elsevier Science
- eBook ISBN: 9780080474731
About the Editors
P. Moseley

From1995 he was Manager of Electrochemistry at the International Lead Zinc Research Organization in North Carolina and Program Manager of the Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium. In 2005 he also became President of the Consortium.
Dr. Moseley was one of the editors of the Journal of Power Sources for 25 years from 1989 to 2014. In 2008 he was awarded the Gaston Planté medal by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
Affiliations and Expertise
J. Garche

Affiliations and Expertise
C.D. Parker
Affiliations and Expertise
D.A.J. Rand
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