A new pH phenomenon to predict polarity reversal in lead-acid cells

J. Mooney; A. Alaswad; A. Cruden

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2016.04.083

A new pH phenomenon to predict polarity reversal in lead-acid cells

J. Mooney, A. Alaswad^*, A. Cruden

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Mechanical, Biomedical & Design Engineering

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This paper discusses new experimental work investigating the change in pH of the electrolyte of individual cells in Lead-Acid batteries during discharge with a view to predicting cell polarity reversal and thereby pre-empting potentially catastrophic failure in batteries. The discharge tests were carried out on batteries which were classified as ‘new’ and ‘aged’ as a means of indicating their state of health. A new pH phenomenon has been recorded for the first time in this paper as evidenced by experimental results including measurement of half-cell potentials. The trends observed during the discharge tests could be used as additional means of indicating impending cell reversal in series connected lead-acid cells.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	100-109
Number of pages	10
Journal	Energy
Volume	136
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2016.04.083
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2017

Keywords

Batteries
Cell
Energy storage
Lead-acid
pH
Voltage and condition monitoring

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