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The starter battery is an electrochemical storage facility for the excess electrical energy that is generated by the alternator while the engine is running. This stored energy is needed during vehicle operation in the phases when the energy required by the active consumers is greater than the energy that is generated by the alternator (e.g. at idle speed). The battery also provides the energy that is required by the electrical consumers when the engine is stopped and for starting the engine. The battery can be recharged again when it has discharged. It is therefore a storage battery accumulator, in this case a lead storage battery.
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Robert Bosch GmbH. (2014). Starter batteries. In: Bosch Automotive Electrics and Automotive Electronics. Bosch Professional Automotive Information. Springer Vieweg, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-01784-2_15
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