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    Automotive Batteries: University of Technical Education Ho Chi Minh City

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    This document summarizes the key components and functions of automotive batteries. It discusses how lead-acid batteries store chemical energy rather than electricity and uses a chemical reaction to produce voltage and current. The document outlines the purpose of batteries when the engine is on and off. It then describes the basic construction of batteries including their plates, electrolyte, and cell elements. Finally, it covers concepts like cycling, voltage, ratings, and charging.

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    This document summarizes the key components and functions of automotive batteries. It discusses how lead-acid batteries store chemical energy rather than electricity and uses a chemical reaction to produce voltage and current. The document outlines the purpose of batteries when the engine is on and off. It then describes the basic construction of batteries including their plates, electrolyte, and cell elements. Finally, it covers concepts like cycling, voltage, ratings, and charging.

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    Automotive Batteries: University of Technical Education Ho Chi Minh City

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    University of Technical Education

    Ho Chi Minh City

    AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIES

    Le Thanh Phuc
    Faculty of Automotive Engineering
    Email: [email protected]

    1
    Introduction
    A lead-acid storage battery is an
    electrochemical device that produces voltage
    and delivers electrical current.
    It's important to remember that a battery
    does not store electricity, but rather it stores
    a series of chemicals, and through a
    chemical process electricity is produced.

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    The purpose of the battery
    ENGINE IS OFF: Electricity from the
    battery is used to operate lighting
    accessories, or other electrical systems
    ENGINE IS STARTING: Electricity from the
    battery is used to operate the starter motor.
    ENGINE IS RUNNING: Electricity from the
    battery may be needed to supplement the
    charging system.

    3
    Battery construction
    An automobile battery contains a diluted
    sulfuric acid electrolyte and positive and
    negative electrodes, in the form of several
    plates.

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    Cell element
    Positive plates and negative plates are each
    connected together by separate plate straps.
    Grouping the plates in this way serves to
    enlarge the surface area between the active
    materials and the electrolyte.

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    Plates
    Battery plates are constructed of a lead alloy
    containing a percentage of either Antimony or
    Calcium.
    The grid provides the
    necessary framework for
    active material to be
    pasted onto the plate.
    The active material on a
    charged positive plate is
    Lead Dioxide (PbO2), the
    active material on a
    charged negative plate is
    a Sponge Lead (Pb). 6
    Electrolyte
    Battery electrolyte is a mixture of 36% sulfuric
    acid (H2SO4) and 64% distilled water (H20).
    Batteries today have an electrolyte with a
    specific gravity of 1.270 (at 200C) when fully
    charged.

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    Specific gravity of electrolyte
    Electrolyte in a charged battery is stronger and
    heavier than electrolyte in a discharged battery.
    The specific gravity of water is 1.000, and the
    specific gravity of sulfuric acid is 1.835, which
    means the acid is 1.835 times heavier than the
    water.

    8
    Cell operation
    Two dissimilar metals placed in an acid bath
    produce electrical potential across the poles.
    The cell produces voltage by a chemical
    reaction between the plates and the electrolyte.

    9
    Cycling
    The battery stores electricity in the form of
    chemical energy.
    The cycle of discharging and charging is
    repeated continuously and is called “battery
    Cycling”

    10
    Cell voltage
    Each cell element of the battery produces
    approximately 2.1 volts, regardless of the
    quantity or size of the plates.
    Automobile batteries have six cells that are
    connected in series, which produces a total
    voltage of 12.6 volts.

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    Battery rating
    Ampere hour capacity: A battery quoted as
    being 44Ah (ampere-hour) will be able, if fully
    charged, to supply 2.2 A for 20 hours before
    being completely discharged (cell voltage above
    1.75 V).
    Reserve capacity: This is quoted as a time in
    minutes for which the battery will supply 25 A at
    25°C to a final voltage of 1.75V per cell.
    Typically, a 44 Ah battery will have a reserve
    capacity of about 60 minutes.
    Cold cranking amps: A typical value of 170A
    means that the battery will supply this current
    for one minute at a temperature of 18°C, at
    12
    which point the cell voltage will fall to 1.4 V
    Battery charging

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