A Data Monitor for Large Lead Acid Batteries

In modern industry, the lead acid battery plays a very important role. Electric vehicles such as, golf cars and fork lift trucks all use a lead acid battery. However, the battery often is not be used in the right way, and this leads to a short battery service life. One of the main reasons that the battery service life decreases is because the user ignores part of the charging procedure. A lead acid battery needs to have a long, low current conditioning charge after several charging cycles in order to prolong its lifetime. This thesis describes the development and testing of a low cost battery charging monitor which can notify the battery user when the battery should have a conditioning charge.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Electrical Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Toledo

Year dc:date

2012

Author dc:creator

• Sheng, Jiali

Contributors dc:contributor

• Stuart, Thomas

• Electrical Engineering
• Lead acid battery
• charging monitor
• conditioning charge

Statement dc:rights

• unrestricted
• This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1352491561

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:etd.ohiolink.edu:toledo1352491561