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Comparative study of lead-acid batteries for photovoltaic stand-alone lighting systems

Hariprakash, B and Martha, SK and Ambalavanan, S and Gaffoor, SA and Shukla, AK (2008) Comparative study of lead-acid batteries for photovoltaic stand-alone lighting systems. In: Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 38 (1). 77 -82.

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Abstract

The lead-acid battery is often the weakest link in photovoltaic (PV) installations. Accordingly, various versions of lead-acid batteries, namely flooded, gelled, absorbent glass-mat and hybrid, have been assembled and performance tested for a PV stand-alone lighting system. The study suggests the hybrid VRLA batteries, which exhibit both the high power density of absorbent glass-mat design and the improved thermal properties of the gel design, to be appropriate for such an application. Among the VRLA-type batteries studied here water loss for the hybrid VRLA batteries is minimal and charge-acceptance during the service at high temperatures is better in relation to their AGM counterparts.

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: Journal of Applied Electrochemistry
Publisher: Springer
Additional Information: Copyright of this article belongs to Springer.
Keywords: AGM-VRLA battery;Flooded;electrolyte lead;acid battery;Gelled;electrolyte VRLA battery;Hybrid VRLA battery; Photovoltaic lighting.
Department/Centre: Division of Chemical Sciences > Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit
Date Deposited: 12 Mar 2010 05:54
Last Modified: 19 Sep 2010 05:56
URI: http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/26062

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