The construction of a lead acid battery cell is as shown in Fig. 1. It consists of the following parts : Anode or positive terminal (or plate). Cathode or negative terminal (or plate). Electrolyte. Separators. Anode or positive terminal (or plate): The positive plates are also called as anode. The material used for it is lead peroxide (PbO 2).
Lead acid (PbA) batteries are one of the most widely used types of batteries today. Every automobile has a lead acid battery for starting the engine and powering the electric system. Older electric vehicles used large numbers of lead acid batteries arranged together into a battery pack to form the traction battery to propel the vehicle.
[...] ... The active components involved in lead-acid storage battery are negative electrode made of spongy lead (Pb), positive electrode made of lead dioxide (PbO 2 ), electrolyte solution of sulphuric acid (H 2 SO 4 ) and Separator which is used to prevent ionic flow between electrodes and increasing of internal resistance in a cell.
Following are some of the important applications of lead – acid batteries : As standby units in the distribution network. In the Uninterrupted Power Supplies (UPS). In the telephone system. In the railway signaling. In the battery operated vehicles. In the automobiles for starting and lighting.
Construction, Working, Connection Diagram, Charging & Chemical Reaction Figure 1: Lead Acid Battery. The battery cells in which the chemical action taking place is reversible are known as the lead acid battery cells. So it is possible to recharge a lead acid battery cell if it is in the discharged state.
The next phase of discharging is in the bulk or main part of the discharge. During this phase, most of the energy of the battery is discharged. For a lead acid battery, this happens in a relatively linear manner, with the voltage dropping in proportion to the Depth of Discharge, or inversely proportional to the State of Charge.