Investigation of Influence of Ebonex on the Formation of Lead-Acid Accumulator Positive Electrode

Abstract

This article is focused on lead-acid batteries used in hybrid electric vehicles and battery-powered vehicles. These cells work in specific conditions, particularly under partial charge referred to as PSOC and DoD. This fact is responsible for the premature loss of capacity cell lead-acid batteries and their short lifetime. The task of this work is to examine the effect of conductive ceramics as possible additives to the negative electrode active materials of lead-acid battery cells operating in a DoD, in order to prolong their life. This article compares the properties of experimental cells with varying amounts of Ebonex added in the positive active mass. For this experiment were selected electrodes in admixture with 0 wt.%, 0,15 wt.%, 0,46 wt.% and 0,78 wt.% of Ebonex.

Morphology and phase composition of platinized Ebonex® materials

“…The result is a conductive strip closely surrounded by TiO 2 . The TiO layer provides conductivity, and chemical resistance is provided by the TiO 2 part [3,4]. However, Ebonex ® alone has a number of disadvantages due to its propensity for passivation by anodic polarization because of the increasing amount of oxygen, which results in the formation of titanium(IV) oxide over time.…”