CHANGES IN ELECTROLYTE TRANSMITTANCE AT 254 nm ACCORDING TO THE STATE OF HEALTH OF LEAD ACID BATTERIES.

The estimation of the state of health (SOH) of lead-acid batteries for electrical energy storage is an important factor when planning their replacement and energy management. There are many methods to calculate this parameter. The novelty of this work is that it employs an optical method that produces compelling results showing the variation of the UVC transmittance of the electrolyte when the battery has different SOH levels, which is a novel alternative to the existing one of ampere counting, which is also experimented within this work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]