Lead-Acid Battery Technologies

This book offers a systematic and state-of-the-art overview of the materials, system design, and related issues for the development of lead-acid rechargeable battery technologies. Featuring contributions from leading experts in industry and academia, the text describes the underlying science involved in the operation of lead-acid batteries, highlights advances in materials science and engineering for materials fabrication, delivers a detailed discussion of battery modeling, analyzes the integration of lead-acid batteries with other primary power systems, and explores emerging applications such as electric bicycles and microhybrid vehicles.