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1
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The definition of a battery

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A device that converts chemical energy into electrical energy

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Which type of battery cells are rechargeable and which aren’t?

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Primary cell are not rechargeable Secondary cells are rechargable

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Why are secondary cell batteries called “storage batteries”?

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Secondary cells do not produce electrical energy. They store it in chemical form

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Each cell in a Lead-acid battery produces how much voltage?

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2.1V

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The 2 main purposes for an aircraft battery

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  1. To provide backup emergency electrical power 2. To provide power for starting an engine
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Identify

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  1. Casing
  2. Annode
  3. Cathode
  4. Electrolyte
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Identify

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  1. Casing
  2. Positive terminal
  3. Negative terminal
  4. Cel divider
  5. Positive electrode (lead dioxide)
  6. Negative electrode (lead)
  7. Sulfuric acid and water
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When a primary cell is fully charged, the potential differnce between the two electrodes is approximately

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1.5V

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In a closed circuit, as the transfer of electorns from the postive electrode to the negative electrode continues through the electrolyte, what eventally happens to the negative electrode in a primary cell battery?

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It dissovles in the electrolyte

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Oxidizing is the process of

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loosing electrons

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Identify (carbon-zinc)

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  1. Metal cap
  2. Carbon rod
  3. Zinc Case
  4. Manganese Dioxide
  5. Ammonium chloride
  6. Metal bottom
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The annodic, cathodic and electrolytic materials for an Alkaline battery

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  1. zinc annode
  2. Manganese dioxide cathode
  3. Potassium hydroxide electrolyte
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How can the composition of the electrolyte and electrodes and the chemical energy inside the electrolyte be restored?

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Passing a charging current throught the battery in the reverse direction of discharge

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The capacity of a battery cell is the measure of

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How much current the battery can provide for a specific period of time

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What must the charging voltage be while recharging a secondary cell battery?

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Greater than the potential differnce between the electrodes

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Capacity of a battery is measured in

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Ampere hours

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17
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The determining factor of the capacity of a battery

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Surface area of the electrodes (plates)

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18
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A cell with a capacity of 80 Ah should produce

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80 amps for 1 hour

or

40 amps for 2 hours

or

8 amps for 10 hours

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The 3 ways that battery cells can be connected in

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  1. Serries
  2. Parallel
  3. Series-parallel
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The total voltage in a battery where the cells are connected in series

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The sum of the individual cell voltages

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Desribe the total voltage and battery capacity of multiple battery cells arranged in series

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the voltage will be the sum of the individual cells but the capacity will remain the same

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Desribe the total voltage and battery capacity of multiple battery cells arranged in parallel

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The total voltage will that of 1 cell, but the capacity will be the sum of the individual cell capacities

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If two 12V, 80Ah batteries are connected in series, how will they act?

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As a battery with 24 V output, 80 Ah

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If two 12V, 80Ah batteries are connected in parallel, how will they act?

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They will act as one battery with 12V out put, at 160Ah

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The 2 type of secondary cell batteries used in aviation
1. Lead acid 2. Alkaline
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The nominal voltage of each cell of a lead acid battery is
2 volts
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Is the nominal voltage the same as the actual voltage
Most of the time, no buut close enough
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How are the cells in a lead acid battery arranged?
In series
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The annode of a lead acid battery is made of
lead peroxide
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The cathode material in a lead acid battery is made of
spongey lead
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The electrolyte composition of a lead acid battery is made of
sulfurice acid and water
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Where the liquid level of the sulfuric acid electrolyte in a lead acid battery should be at
Just above the top of the plate
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Why is there a need to replenish distilled water in a lead acid battery?
Water evaporated during normal use
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When the cells of a lead-acid battery are working, what gas must be vented?
Hydrogen
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The state of charge of a lead-acid cell can be deterimied by
Measuring the electrolyte souluiton
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The instrument used to measure the SPG of the suluric acid solution in a lead-acid battery (and the formula)
Hydrometer ( SPG= weight/ weight of equal volume of distlled water)
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A fully charged cell of a lead-acid battery will have a SPG value of
1.27
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How does the acid in a lead-acid battery become weaker
When the battery is connected to an external circuit and current is flowing
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Relationship between SPG of sulfuric acid electrolyte, and it's acidity level
Proportional
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A new fuly charged lead-acid battery will have \_\_\_% acid and \_\_\_%water
30% acid, 70% water
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When the sulfuric acid electroltyte SPG falls below\_\_\_\_, the battery is considered to be discharged
1.15
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The standard refernce temperature for measuring the SPG of sulfuric acid electroylte with a hydrometer is:
80F
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If a hydrometer test is done at a temperature other than 80F, what must be done?
Correction must be added using a correction chart
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The lead peroxide in the positive electorde of a lead-acid battery turns into\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ during discharge
lead sulfate
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What does the formed lead sulfate most noticably in a lead-acid battery durring use?
Increases internal resistance
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Desribe the reason for not being able to recahrge a lead-acid battery if it's been fully discharged a number of time
As it is discharged, lead sulfate builds up inbetween the cathode and annode plates
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The two major aspects that the construction of a battery must compromise between
Energy vs power (storing energy for long time use) (being able to give a large poweroutput for a small period of time)
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The four factors that affect the capacity of a lead-acid battery
1. Amount of active material 2. Surface area of the plates 3. Amount of electrolyte 4. Temperature
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The rating used to specify the capacity of a battery
5- hour discharge rating
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Description of the 5- hour discharge rating
Represents the number of Amp hours of capacity, when there is sufficient current flow, to reduce the voltage of the battery completly to zero, over the course of 5 hours
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How to remove corosion off of battery terminals of a lead-acid battery (steps)
Gently scrub the box and terminals with a soft bristled brush and a solution of sodium bicarbonate. Once clean, rinse with clean water and dry Coat the battery terminals with petrolum jelly
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Do you ever add acid to a lead-acid battery during servicing?
Only if it has spilled
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Steps for receiving a new dry-charged state battery
1. Pour in electrolyte (shipped with battery) 2. Give a slow boost charge 3. Let battery sit for an hour and adjust electroltye level
54
The sequence for mixing electrolyte solution for a lead-acid battery and why does it have to be in that sequence
must add the ACID to the WATER. [If water is added to the acid, water is less dense and will float to the top of the acid which will cause a chemical reaction at the top of the container which boils the water and acid will splash outside of the container]
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Should automotive and aircraft electorlytes be mixed?
No, differnce SPG's
56
Relate the two to eachother: Battery internal resistance and charging current
The charging voltage needs to be higher than the open-circuit voltage of the battery to overcome the battery's interal resistance
57
What is open-circuit voltage?
The voltage of the battery for EMF course when not connected to the circuit
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The 2 methods of battery charging
1. Constant current charging 2. Constant voltage charging
59
synomn for open-circuit voltage
synonmn for no-load voltage
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What is the onload or nominal voltage?
Voltage of a cell with load being used
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What is the off load voltage?
Voltage with no load applied?

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