High-specific surface area, three-dimensional reticulated electrodes for deep cycle lead-acid batteries

Proceedings of the Annual Battery Conference on Applications and Advances

Volumn 2002-January, Issue , 2002, Pages 19-24

  Gyenge, E ^a   Splinter, S ^a   Jung, J ^a   Snaper, A ^b  

^a 3650 Wesbrook Mall   (Canada)

^b Power Technology Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum alloys; Batteries; Casting; Electrodes; Lead; Manufacturing; Scanning electron microscopy; Surface morphology; Testing; Tin

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CASTING; COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC CURRENT COLLECTORS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LEAD; MANUFACTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SOLAR CELLS; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; TESTING; TIN;

BATTERY TESTING; COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE; CURRENT COLLECTOR; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; PORES PER INCHES; POSITIVE ACTIVE-MASS; POWER TECHNOLOGIES; UTILIZATION EFFICIENCY;

LEAD ACID BATTERIES;

EID: 84948658984     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/BCAA.2002.986362     Document Type: Conference Paper

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