Power-Sonic Sealed Lead Acid Batteries - Technical Manual - Manual (Page 2)

Features of Power-Sonic Sealed Lead Acid Batteries .................................................1
Battery Construction ........................................................................................................2
Theory of Operation ..................................................................................................3 & 4
Battery Capacity ........................................................................................................5 & 6
Battery Capacity Selector ................................................................................................7
Performance Data ............................................................................................................8
Discharge ..................................................................................................................................8
Open Circuit Voltage .................................................................................................................8
Temperature .............................................................................................................................9
Shelf Life and Storage ...........................................................................................................10
Battery Life .......................................................................................................................10-11
Over Discharge .......................................................................................................................12
Charging ...........................................................................................................................12
Charging Techniques Summary ............................................................................................13
Charging Characteristics........................................................................................................13
Charging Methods ..................................................................................................................13
Constant Voltage Charging ....................................................................................................14
Constant Current Charging ....................................................................................................15
Taper-Current Charging ..........................................................................................................15
Overcharging ..........................................................................................................................16
Undercharging ........................................................................................................................16
Charging for Cycle Operation .................................................................................................16
Charging for Standby Operation ............................................................................................16
Two-Step Constant Voltage Charging ....................................................................................17
Charging in Series ..................................................................................................................17
Charging in Parallel ................................................................................................................18
Temperature Compensation ..................................................................................................18
Top Charging ...........................................................................................................................18
Charging Efficiency .................................................................................................................19
Important Do’s and Don’ts ............................................................................................20
Handling ..................................................................................................................................20
Installation ..............................................................................................................................20
Charging ..................................................................................................................................21
Notes ................................................................................................................................22
Glossary ...........................................................................................................................24
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