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BS 6290-2:1999

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Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Lead-acid stationary cells and batteries Specification for the high-performance Plante positive type

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-02-2000

$380.41
Including GST where applicable
Summarise this standard

Committees responsible
      Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Materials and components
5 Cell design
6 Performance
7 Type tests
8 General performance relationships
9 Identification marks
Annex A (informative) Applications
Annex B (informative) Electromagnetic compatibility
Annex C (informative) Related cell capacities
Annex D (informative) Operational recommendations
Annex E (informative) Recharge characteristics
Annex F (normative) Additional capacity tests
Bibliography
Figure E.1 - Typical recharge characteristics of high-
             performance Plante cells using constant-
             current charging following a discharge at
             the 3h rate
Figure E.2 - Typical recharge characteristics of high-
             performance Plante cells using limited-
             voltage charging following a discharge at
             the 3h rate
Table 1 - Maximum impurity levels for chemical lead
Table 2 - Plates and separators
Table 3 - Clearances between the container and plates
Table 4 - Number of plates per cell and maximum external
          dimensions of the container
Table 5 - Discharge currents (at an average cell
          temperature of 20degreeC)
Table 6 - Variation of capacity with temperature
          (10degreeC to 35degreeC)
Table C.1 - Examples of related cell capacities
Table F.1 - Final voltages at discharge rates between
            1h and 10h
Table F.2 - Final voltages at discharge rates faster
            than 1h

Defines requirements for the materials, design and performance of stationary cells and batteries comprising individual lead-acid cells of the high-performance Plante positive type.

Committee
PEL/21
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 96/200844 DC, BS 6290-1(1983) and BS 6290-2(1984) (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2012. (11/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
18
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

This part of BS 6290 specifies requirements for the materials, design and performance of stationary cells and batteries comprising individual lead-acid cells of the high-performance Planté positive type.

NOTE Information on applications is given in annex A. Annex B clarifies the position of these cells and batteries with respect to electromagnetic compatibility.

$380.41
Including GST where applicable