lead-acid
Rechargeable battery type
Lead-acid describes a type of rechargeable battery that uses lead plates and sulfuric acid to store electrical energy.
Invented in 1859, it remains the standard for automotive starting batteries and backup power systems: The car wouldn't start because the lead-acid battery was dead.
Though heavier and less energy-dense than newer technologies like lithium-ion, lead-acid batteries are inexpensive, reliable, and highly recyclable.
Maximum amount containable
Conductive dissolved substance
- sulfationLead sulfate crystal accumulation
- gassingCasual prolonged talking
- hydrometerLiquid density measuring instrument
- plateFlat dish for food
grid · separator · paste · corrosion · stratification · equalization · anode · cathode
Initiator of action
- alternatorMechanical-to-electrical energy converter
- carWheeled motor vehicle
- truckHeavy freight vehicle
- vehicleMeans of transport
engine · ignition · cranking · motorcycle · boat · RV · terminal · jump-start
Covered with water
- sealedClosed to prevent entry
- AGMYearly shareholder assembly
- gelWobbly semi-solid substance
- maintenance-freeNeeding no regular servicing
tubular · starting · marine · dual-purpose
Powered pallet-hoisting vehicle
- UPSRaises or elevates
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- substationPower distribution point
locomotive · marine · traction · stationary · uninterruptible · standby · warehouse
capacity
Maximum amount containable
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- amp-hourUnit of stored charge
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
charge · off-grid · solar · renewable · bank · series · parallel
electrolyte
Conductive dissolved substance
- sulfationLead sulfate crystal accumulation
- gassingCasual prolonged talking
- hydrometerLiquid density measuring instrument
plate · grid · separator · paste · corrosion · stratification · equalization · anode · cathode · cell
starter
Initiator of action
- alternatorMechanical-to-electrical energy converter
- carWheeled motor vehicle
- truckHeavy freight vehicle
vehicle · engine · ignition · cranking · motorcycle · boat · RV · terminal · jump-start · corrosion
flooded
Covered with water
maintenance-free · tubular · starting · marine · dual-purpose
forklift
Powered pallet-hoisting vehicle
- UPSRaises or elevates
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
substation · locomotive · marine · traction · stationary · uninterruptible · standby · warehouse
- solar batterieslithium-ion, deep cycle
- batteriesrechargeable battery, AAAA, D cell, car battery, lithium-ion battery
- battery stufflithium-ion, nickel-cadmium, alkaline, cells, solar batteries
- electrochemistryelectrode, anode, cathode, electrodes, anodes
- Battery Recyclinglithium-ion, alkaline, nickel-cadmium, collection bins, sorting
- energy storagebattery pack, batteries, battery packs, battery bank, ultracapacitor
lead-acidlithium-ion
Rechargeable cell technology
solid-state battery · nickel-cadmium · sodium-ion · fuel cell · supercapacitor
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