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BS 6290-3:1999

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Lead-acid stationary cells and batteries Specification for the flat positive plate type

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-02-2000

$325.41
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Summarise this standard

Committees responsible
      Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Materials and components
5 Performance
6 Type tests
7 Identification marks
Annex A (informative) Applications
Annex B (informative) Electromagnetic compatibility
Annex C (informative) Operational recommendations
Annex D (informative) Recharge characteristics
Annex E (informative) Operating characteristics
Annex F (normative) Additional capacity tests
Bibliography
Figure D.1 - Typical recharge characteristics of flat-plate
             cells using constant-current charging following
             a discharge at the 3h rate
Figure D.2 - Typical recharge characteristics of flat-plate
             cells using limited-voltage charging following
             a discharge at the 3h rate
Figure F.1 - Final voltages at discharge rates between
             1h and 10h
Figure F.2 - Final voltages at discharge rates faster than 1hr

Defines requirements for the materials and performance of stationary cells and batteries comprising either individual lead-acid cells or monobloc units of the flat-plate type.

Committee
PEL/21
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 96/201003 DC, BS 6290-1(1983) and BS 6290-3(1986) (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2012. (11/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
14
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

This part of BS 6290 specifies requirements for the materials and performance of stationary cells and batteries comprising either individual lead-acid cells or monobloc units of the flat-plate 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.

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