lead acid battery
Vehicle power source
A lead acid battery is a rechargeable battery that uses lead plates and sulfuric acid to store electrical energy.
Invented in 1859, it remains the standard for starting car engines and providing backup power.
Lead acid batteries are heavy and contain toxic materials but are inexpensive and reliable: The mechanic replaced the old lead acid battery.
- carWheeled motor vehicle
- starterInitiator of action
- sulfuricOf a strong acid
- platesFlat eating dishes
- terminalsEnd stations or connectors
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- energy storageultracapacitor, energy reserve, energy reserves, lithium-ion, nickel-cadmium
- UPS componentsinverter, transfer switch, rectifier, charger, voltage regulator
- green energywind power, solar power, renewables, solar farm, solar panel
- backup powergenerator, backup power, backup generator, APU, emergency power
- solar powersolar power, solar panels, photovoltaics, solar heat, inverters
- electrochemistryelectrode, anode, cathode, electrodes, anodes
lead acid batterylithium-ion battery
Rechargeable cell using alkali metal
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