Failure Mode of the Positive Plate on Charging Voltage in Gel Type Valve Regulated Lead Acid Batteries

충전전압에 따른 겔형 VRLA전지 양극판의 파손방식

Cycle life test was carried out to evaluate the failure modes of the gel type nth batteries at $C_5$ currents and $100\%$ DOD. When the batteries were charged at constant voltage of 2.40 V and 2.50 Vi respectively, cycle lift was over 1,000 cycles. The batteries lost 426.4 g and 391.2 g of electrolyte far each case after the weight measurement. The battery charged at 2.50 V was shown to have a better cyclic performance than charged at 2.40 V, and the amounts of electrolyte loss was proportional to charge factor. After cycle test, the micro-structure of positive active material was completely changed and the corrosion layer of positive grid was about $50{\mu}m$. Failure mode of the positive plate of the gel type battery was a shedding of the positive active material, and the cause of discharge capacity decrease was found to be a electrolyte loss.

겔형 VRLA전지의 파손방식을 조사하기 위하여 $100\%$ 방전심도에서 5시간율 전류로 충방전 수명시험을 하였다. 정전압 충전방식을 사용하여 충전전압을 2.40V와 2.50V로 하였을 때 1,000회 이상의 수명을 나타내었으며, 전지의 무게변화를 측정한 결과 각각 426.4g과 391.2g의 전해액이 감소하였다 2.50V로 충전한 전지가 우수한 수명특성을 나타내었으며, 전해액 손실량이 충전계수와 비례하는 것을 알 수 있었다 1,000회의 충방전 수명시험을 한 전지의 양극기판에는 약 $50{\mu}m$의 부식층이 관찰되었고, 활성물질의 미세구조는 크게 변하였다. 양극판의 파손방식은 활물질 탈락이며, 전해액 손실이 방전용량 감소의 원인인 것을 알 수 있었다.