Refresh charge

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Separate regulation from availability.

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Lead–acid battery

The oldest rechargeable chemistry, lead and lead dioxide electrodes in sulfuric acid, at 2 V per cell. Heavy and short-lived in deep cycling but cheap, recyclable and good at cold cranking, it still starts most cars and backs up most telecom sites.

Low self-discharge NiMH

Nickel–metal hydride cells with an improved separator and hydrogen-storage alloy that keep roughly 70–85 % of their charge after a year, where standard NiMH can lose that much in a few months. They are sold charged and ready to use, at the cost of somewhat lower capacity, and since their launch in 2005 have become most of the NiMH market.

Self-discharge

The slow loss of stored charge while a cell is not in use. An unexpected rise can signal a leakage path or a soft internal short.

Storage state of charge

The state of charge at which a cell is kept when idle. Calendar aging rises with SOC because the negative electrode sits at a lower, more reactive potential, so cells are shipped and stored at 30–50 % rather than full.

Trickle and float charging

Holding a battery at a small current, or a fixed voltage, to keep it full. It is standard for lead–acid and NiMH but harmful for lithium-ion, which should be left to rest once charged; lithium-ion chargers instead top up when the voltage sags.

References & further reading

Further reading on this topic

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1. Lithium-ion battery fast charging: A review

   Anna Tomaszewska et al. · eTransportation · 2019

   Topic background · CC-CV and alternative charging protocols, transport limitations, degradation and thermal implications; results depend on cell and test conditions. Software behavior is documented separately in Lemonergy block references.