Title :
Thermal runaway prevention by control of float voltage as a function of a battery temperature
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Lab., Mesquite, TX, USA
Abstract :
Experimental data supporting the theory that control of float voltage as a function of temperature prevents thermal runaway in valve regulated lead acid batteries in DC reserve systems for telecommunications are presented. The data show that the control system must have adjustable control coefficients that allow for various temperatures inside the battery array depending upon the application. To prevent catastrophic failure, the system must control as well as monitor battery parameters
Keywords :
lead; power supplies to apparatus; secondary cells; telecommunication; voltage control; DC reserve systems; Pb acid battery; adjustable control coefficients; battery temperature; float voltage control; telecommunications; thermal runaway prevention; valve regulated lead acid batteries; Batteries; Condition monitoring; Control systems; Power generation; Power systems; Telecommunication control; Temperature control; Temperature sensors; Valves; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunications Energy Conference, 1992. INTELEC '92., 14th International
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0779-8
DOI :
10.1109/INTLEC.1992.268464
