Title :
Electrical energy distributions in VR battery applications that can trigger thermal runaway
Author :
Rutledge, W.T. ; Bowers, R.J.
Author_Institution :
Reserve Energy Syst., San Jose, CA, USA
fDate :
30 Oct-3 Nov 1994
Abstract :
This paper examines the electrical power distributions within valve regulated lead-acid battery charge and discharge circuits to reveal a very practical source that can trigger thermal runaway in valve regulated battery systems. In lower voltage applications this energy can result in cell melt downs in the worst case it can result in violent eruption of the cell jar
Keywords :
lead; secondary cells; Pb; Pb-acid valve regulated batteries; cell jar eruption; cell melt down; charge circuits; discharge circuits; electrical energy distributions; thermal runaway; Batteries; Capacitance; Circuits; Electric resistance; Fault location; Rectifiers; Thermal engineering; Valves; Virtual reality; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunications Energy Conference, 1994. INTELEC '94., 16th International
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2034-4
DOI :
10.1109/INTLEC.1994.396659
