Introduction
Lead acid battery was invented in 1859 by Gaston Plante, and has been widely used throughout the world for more than 150 years [1]. At present, all automobiles are equipped with one or more lead-acid battery. As for industrial application, lead-acid batteries have served as a backup for telecommunication system, office, and medical emergency power supply equipment [2]. Those are also used as traction battery for the electric forklifts [3]. In addition, those are used for electric moped in China and Asian area in recent years. In such ways, lead-acid batteries have become an inseparable device for our life.
Here is brief explanation of lead-acid battery principle and its structure, features of those for each usage, and recent market and development trend.
Principle and Features of Lead-Acid Battery
The reaction principle of lead-acid battery remains unchanged for over 150 years from the invention.
As shown in reaction formula for the discharging of battery, at the negative...
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Yamaguchi, Y. (2014). Lead Acid Batteries. In: Kreysa, G., Ota, Ki., Savinell, R.F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Applied Electrochemistry. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6996-5_144
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