Developments in Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid (VRLA) Batteries.

Intro -- DEVELOPMENTS IN VALVE-REGULATED LEAD-ACID (VRLA) BATTERIES -- NOTICE TO THE READER -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- HISTORY OF THE LEAD-ACID BATTERY -- THE DEVELOPMENT OF VALVE-REGULATED LEAD-ACID BATTERY -- MERITS OR ADVANTAGES OF VRLA BATTERY TECHNOLOGY -- CRITERIA FOR THE SUCCESSFUL OPERATION OF "OXYGEN CYCLE" IN VRLAB -- GRIDS AND ALLOYS FOR VR BATTERIES -- CASTING OF GRIDS -- PASTE MIXING AND PASTING OPERATIONS -- CURING -- ABSORPTIVE GLASS MAT SEPARATOR (AGM) -- FORMATION -- CADMIUM VOLTAGE READINGS -- ASSEMBLY OF VR BATTERIES -- CONTAINERS AND COVERS -- PRESSURE VENTS (SAFETY VALVES) -- ASSEMBLY OF GELLED VR BATTERIES -- ASSEMBLY OF AGM VR BATTERIES -- FILLING OF VR BATTERIES WITH ELECTROLYTE -- FILLING OF AGM BATTERIES WITH ELECTROLYTE -- FILLING OF GELLED VR BATTERIES WITH ELECTROLYTE -- CONDITIONING CYCLES -- ADVANCED LEAD-ACID BATTERY CONSORTIUM -- ELEMENT COMPRESSION -- FAST CHARGE -- NEW GENERATION AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIES -- OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE -- FAILURES OF VRLAB - CAUSES AND REMEDIAL MEASURES -- POSITIVE GRID CORROSION -- SOFTENING OF PAM -- LEAKS -- CHARGING OF VRLA BATTERIES -- VOLTAGE VARIATION IN FLOAT OPERATION -- ACCURATE CONTROL OF CHARGING VOLTAGE -- TEMPERATURE/THERMAL RUNAWAY/DRY OUT -- BATTERY MONITORING -- CATALYST -- USE OF RECOMBINING CATALYST PLUGS IN VRLA BATTERIES [210-211] (ELECTROCHEMICAL IMBALANCE) -- RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTS WITH CATALYSTS -- FAILURE OF NEGATIVE HALF-BLOCK -- PREMATURE CAPACITY LOSS [220-229] -- PASSIVATION OF POSITIVE PLATE (PPP) -- LEADING THROUGH -- WATER LOSS -- POSITIVE MASS SOFTENING AND SULPHATION -- SHORT CIRCUITS [69, 208] -- ANALYSIS OF FAILURE MODES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

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