The capacity of the positive plate of the lead-acid battery is determined by the number of the active centers in positive active material (PAM) where the reaction
PbO2→PbSO4
proceeds and by the resistance of the interface corrosion layer
false(CLfalse)+AMCL
(thin PAM layer interconnecting the PAM and the CL). It was established that the number of the active centers is high if the positive plate discharge is performed with low current and if the charge (at the initial period) is performed with high current. During discharge the active centers from the outer layer of the plate are exhausted and the reaction of the
PbO2
reduction approaches the inner part of the plate near the interface and the interface itself. If the pH of the pore solution is low the reduction of the
PbO2
proceeds to
PbSO4.
At the subsequent charge with sufficiently high current a maximum appears on the potential transient. When the
H2SO4
flux to the interface is impeded, the pH of the solution in the pores in the interface is high and the reduction of the
PbO2
proceeds to
PbOn
false(1