During the charging process, the charging source’s electrical energy is stored in the battery’s chemical energy. Batteries, however, can be manually charged with a power source that has adjustable current and voltage restrictions. We’ll learn how to charge Lead Acid battery with power supply in this article. What are lead-acid batteries?
Charging a lead acid battery can seem like a complex process. It is a multi-stage process that requires making changes to the current and voltage. If you use a smart lead acid battery charger, however, the charging process is quite simple, as the smart charger uses a microprocessor that automates the entire process.
This varies somewhat depending on the temperature, speed of charge, and battery type. Sealed lead acid batteries are higher in charge efficiency, depending on the bulk charge voltage it can be higher than 95%. Anything above 2.15 volts per cell will charge a lead acid battery, this is the voltage of the basic chemistry.
Connect your old lead-acid battery to a battery trickle charger or a computerized smart charger and charge it continuously for a week to ten days. The battery is revived by the extremely slow charging rates, which dissolve the desulphation that kills it and restores its ability to hold a viable charge.
Take proper precautions whenever handling a lead acid battery. Wear protective eye glasses and gloves to protect yourself from any acid that may leak from the battery. Keep flammable materials and items that may produce a spark (like electronics) away from the battery. And keep the battery at least 18 inches (46 cm) above the floor.
It is safe to fast-charge all lead acid batteries with modern fast charge algorithms. Typical Charging curves for PowerStream quick chargers. This charger starts at 8 amps and maintains a near-constant current until nearly full. This is the fundamental algorithm of the PowerStream quick chargers for lead acid batteries.