Many organizations have established standards that address lead-acid battery safety, performance, testing, and maintenance. Standards are norms or requirements that establish a basis for the common understanding and judgment of materials, products, and processes.
The lead–acid battery standardization technology committee is mainly responsible for the National standards of lead–acid batteries in different applications (GB series). It also includes all of lead–acid battery standardization, accessory standards, related equipment standards, Safety standards and environmental standards. 19.1.14.
The lead acid battery maintains a strong foothold as being rugged and reliable at a cost that is lower than most other chemistries. The global market of lead acid is still growing but other systems are making inroads. Lead acid works best for standby applications that require few deep-discharge cycles and the starter battery fits this duty well.
Standardization for lead–acid batteries for automotive applications is organized by different standardization bodies on different levels. Individual regions are using their own set of documents. The main documents of different regions are presented and the procedures to publish new documents are explained.
Cadmium: Portable batteries, regardless of integration, must not exceed 0.002% cadmium (as cadmium metal) by weight. Lead: Starting from 18 August 2024, portable batteries must not exceed 0.01% lead (as lead metal) by weight. Zinc-air button cells are exempt from this restriction until 18 August 2028.
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