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TABLE 7.2 TYPICAL “C-rates” OF DISCHARGE
C-rate of Discharge
(Column 1)
Examples of C-rate of Discharge
for 100 Ah capacity battery
(Column 2)
2C
200A
1C
100A
C/5 or 0.2C (Inverter application)
20A
C/8 or 0.125C (UPS application)
12.5A
C/10 or 0.1C (Telecom application)
10A
C/20 or 0.05C (Automotive application)
5A
C/100 or 0.01C
1A
7.7 CHARGE / DISCHARGE CURVES TO DETERMINE STATE OF CHARGE
OF LEAD ACID BATTERY BASED ON ITS TERMINAL VOLTAGE AND
C-RATES OF CHARGE / DISCHARGE
7.7.1
Fig 7.1 shows examples of State of Charge / Discharge Curves for different
C-rates for typical 12V / 24V Lead Acid Battery at 80°F / 26.7°C. These curves are used to
determine the State of Charge / Discharge of the battery based on its terminal voltage.
The Y-Axis shows the terminal voltage of the battery. The X-Axis shows % State of
Charge. % State of Discharge can be converted to % State of Charge using formula:
•
% State of Charge = (100% -% State of Discharge) e.g. 80% State of Discharge =
100%-80% = 20% State of Charge
7.7.2
Example of Determining State of Charge (using Fig 7.1) when Charging 12V,
100Ah Battery at C-rate of 0.1C or C/10 or 10A:
Refer to Charge Curve marked C\10 of
the upper 4 curves marked “CHARGE”. States of Charge at different battery terminal
voltages will be: (a) At 5.3V = 100% charged; (b) At 14.3V = 90% charged; (c) At 13.5V =
70% charged; (d) At 12.5V = 15% charged
7.7.3
Example of Determining State of Discharge (using Fig 7.1) when Discharging
12V, 100Ah Battery at C-rate of 0.33C or C/3 or 33.3A: Refer to Charge Curve marked
C\3 of the lower 4 curves marked “DISCHARGE”.
States of Discharge at different battery
terminal voltages will be: [a] At 9.5V = 100% discharged (0% charged); [b] At 10.4V =
80% discharged (20% charged): [c] At 11.5V = 28% discharged (72% charged) and [d]
11.75V = 0% discharged (100% charged)
SECTION 7 |
General Information - Battery Related
