Title :
Operational testing of valve regulated lead acid batteries in commercial aircraft
Author :
Timmons, John B. ; Koss, E.F.
Author_Institution :
Concorde Battery Corp., West Covina, CA, USA
fDate :
7/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Valve regulated lead acid (VRLA) batteries provide electrical performance that is virtually identical to sintered plate nickel-cadmium battery systems. In addition, the VRLA batteries offer the user a no-maintenance battery and other enhanced features that make this a very desirable battery for aircraft applications. In field trials, where VRLA batteries were substituted for nickel-cadmium batteries, the VRLA provided the user with a high reliability turbine engine starting battery under a wide variety of climatic conditions
Keywords :
aircraft; environmental testing; power supplies to apparatus; reliability; secondary cells; starting; Pb; VRLA; climatic conditions; commercial aircraft; electrical performance; field trials; no-maintenance battery; operational testing; reliability; turbine engine starting battery; valve regulated lead acid batteries; Aircraft propulsion; Batteries; Costs; Engines; Military aircraft; Temperature; Testing; Turbines; Valves; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
