充電時,鉛酸蓄電池充電器的參數指標
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電動車鉛酸蓄電池組充電時,有幾個關鍵參數:最高充電電壓、浮充電壓、浮充轉換電流、最大充電電流。它們應該是多少?如何制定?其中最主要的是最高充電電壓,多少為好?與析氣量、充入電容量和環境溫度又是什么關系?對此眾說不一,各電池生產廠家的要求也不一樣。最高充電電壓值相對誤差范圍是多少?我們不能脫離實際的工作對象,盲目制定出超常規的精度要求。我們接到某電動車售后服務部通知:充電器比(bi)規定(ding)電壓(ya)(ya)高0.1V,電池因此熱失控而充脹了;也接到通知說:電壓(ya)(ya)比(bi)規定(ding)定(ding)低0.1V,電池欠充,提前(qian)報廢。一個千分之(zhi)幾的誤差(cha)造(zao)成(cheng)如此嚴重后果,真是失之(zhi)毫厘(li),謬之(zhi)千里之(zhi)外,鉛酸蓄電池果真有這(zhe)么神秘嗎?為了解開困擾(rao)電動車充電中的這(zhe)個謎團,做如下實驗。
用(yong)(yong)一(yi)個(ge)(ge)水(shui)槽盛滿水(shui),電池放在水(shui)中,在電池上方有一(yi)個(ge)(ge)收集(ji)氣體用(yong)(yong)的(de)倒扣的(de)漏(lou)斗,漏(lou)斗頂端裝有可以計量(liang)氣體容(rong)量(liang)的(de)注(zhu)射針筒。充(chong)電用(yong)(yong)可調穩壓(ya)電源,用(yong)(yong)兩(liang)只四位半數字萬(wan)用(yong)(yong)表測(ce)量(liang)充(chong)電電流和充(chong)電電壓(ya)。
試驗(yan)時(shi)(shi)間(jian)是(shi)在(zai)冬季(ji),水溫5℃。實(shi)驗(yan)條件是(shi)統一用(yong)2A電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)流(liu)充(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian),最充(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)壓分(fen)別用(yong)43V、44V、45V輪循環依次進行,浮充(chong)(chong)轉(zhuan)換電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)流(liu)一律400mA,記(ji)錄(lu)下每次的(de)充(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)時(shi)(shi)間(jian),包括充(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)末期隨(sui)時(shi)(shi)間(jian)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)流(liu)下降各點數據、開始析(xi)氣電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)壓,按時(shi)(shi)間(jian)記(ji)錄(lu)析(xi)氣量。電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池充(chong)(chong)完后,用(yong)萬分(fen)之(zhi)幾精度的(de)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)量臺(tai)記(ji)錄(lu)放電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)容量。充(chong)(chong)入電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)量是(shi)在(zai)計算紙(zhi)上讀出時(shi)(shi)間(jian)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)流(liu)曲(qu)線(xian)與坐標之(zhi)間(jian)的(de)面積(電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)容量就是(shi)充(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)流(liu)對時(shi)(shi)間(jian)的(de)定積分(fen))。數據見下表:
充號
最高電壓
V
充電(dian)電(dian)流
A
浮充電壓V
切換電流A
充入電量Ah
放出電量
Ah
析(xi)氣電壓
V
析(xi)氣量
mL
溫度℃
1
43
2
41.5
0.4
6.35
6.30
42.6
10
5
2
44
2
41.5
0.4
6.41
6.38
43.0
22
3
45
2
41.5
0.4
6.33
6.31
43.5
160
4
43
2
41.5
0.4
6.52
6.37
42.5
10
5
44
2
41.5
0.4
6.57
6.38
42.5
18
6
45
2
41.5
0.4
6.43
6.39
43
135
備注:該電池組30℃時(shi),放電(dian)容(rong)量為10Ah。
得到(dao)試(shi)驗(yan)數(shu)據后,最感到(dao)驚(jing)異的(de)是(shi):充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)入(ru)(ru)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)量(liang)的(de)多(duo)(duo)(duo)少幾乎與充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)壓無關(guan)。很多(duo)(duo)(duo)人認為充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)壓低電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池(chi)會(hui)充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)不滿,電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池(chi)會(hui)提前(qian)鹽化報(bao)廢,特(te)別(bie)是(shi)在(zai)(zai)冬(dong)季氣溫(wen)較低的(de)時候。而這(zhe)次試(shi)驗(yan)正(zheng)好(hao)是(shi)在(zai)(zai)冬(dong)季,水溫(wen)只有5℃,試(shi)驗(yan)的(de)中(zhong)心電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)壓值是(shi)44V,上(shang)下(xia)偏差(cha)1V,相對(dui)誤差(cha)是(shi)2.3%。在(zai)(zai)用43V和45V充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)的(de)情況下(xia),充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)入(ru)(ru)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)量(liang)和放出電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)量(liang)相差(cha)無幾,與大(da)家公(gong)認的(de)看法大(da)相徑庭,試(shi)驗(yan)是(shi)用的(de)同(tong)一(yi)組電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池(chi),同(tong)樣的(de)充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)、放電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)條件,輪番做同(tong)樣的(de)測試(shi),實驗(yan)數(shu)據重復同(tong)樣的(de)規(gui)律(lv),可排除偶然因素干擾,試(shi)驗(yan)數(shu)據是(shi)準確可信的(de)。從電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池(chi)充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)原(yuan)理上(shang)看,只要充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)源電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)壓高(gao)(gao)于(yu)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池(chi)端(duan)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)壓,都會(hui)給(gei)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池(chi)充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian),一(yi)直(zhi)到(dao)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池(chi)中(zhong)的(de)活性物(wu)質轉(zhuan)(zhuan)換(huan)完成。充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)最高(gao)(gao)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)壓,也就是(shi)充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)源開(kai)(kai)始由(you)恒流區(qu)轉(zhuan)(zhuan)變到(dao)恒壓區(qu),這(zhe)種轉(zhuan)(zhuan)變是(shi)由(you)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池(chi)自身(shen)充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)入(ru)(ru)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)量(liang)多(duo)(duo)(duo)少、活性物(wu)質反應(ying)了多(duo)(duo)(duo)少決定(ding)的(de),充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)壓的(de)高(gao)(gao)低,僅是(shi)能(neng)進行電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)化學反應(ying)的(de)條件,只要高(gao)(gao)于(yu)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池(chi)開(kai)(kai)路電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)壓就會(hui)給(gei)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池(chi)充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian),多(duo)(duo)(duo)少物(wu)質能(neng)參與反應(ying)由(you)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池(chi)自身(shen)決定(ding)。從這(zhe)個思路理解(jie),就不難得出,充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)壓高(gao)(gao)低對(dui)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池(chi)容量(liang)沒有多(duo)(duo)(duo)大(da)影響。
電(dian)(dian)池在42.5V~43.5V時(shi)(shi)開始(shi)析(xi)(xi)氣(qi)(qi)(qi),而析(xi)(xi)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)速(su)度與(yu)充(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)電(dian)(dian)壓有(you)關。到充(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)結(jie)束時(shi)(shi),總(zong)析(xi)(xi)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)量(liang)(liang)與(yu)充(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)最高電(dian)(dian)壓有(you)關,43V與(yu)45V總(zong)析(xi)(xi)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)量(liang)(liang)相(xiang)差10位(注(zhu):以(yi)單格(ge)允(yun)許極(ji)限(xian)失(shi)水10克,18格(ge)相(xiang)當240公(gong)升氣(qi)(qi)(qi)體,該電(dian)(dian)池45V時(shi)(shi)失(shi)水并不大(da))。 在充(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)末期(qi)電(dian)(dian)流下(xia)降(jiang)(jiang)區(qu)時(shi)(shi),只要降(jiang)(jiang)低電(dian)(dian)壓到42.5V時(shi)(shi),析(xi)(xi)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)立即停止,這(zhe)時(shi)(shi)充(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)電(dian)(dian)流稍小一點,還會依著原來(lai)的(de)規(gui)律下(xia)降(jiang)(jiang)。
這里對浮充電壓、浮充電流討論一下。對于長期處于浮充狀態下的鉛酸電池組,如后備電源上用的等,對浮充電壓要求是嚴格的。據國處文獻,浮充電壓有-0.2%溫度系數,浮充電壓偏差太大會造成電池鹽化。而電動車用的電池屬循環使用,不是處于這種狀態,不應該用套用浮充狀態使用的條件,充電器設定浮(fu)充(chong)(chong)的目的僅是免于充(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)末(mo)期大量析(xi)(xi)氣(qi)失水(shui),只要把電(dian)(dian)壓降到析(xi)(xi)氣(qi)點電(dian)(dian)壓以下,但也不(bu)能低(di)于電(dian)(dian)池端電(dian)(dian)壓而停止向電(dian)(dian)池充(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)。前面(mian)說過,在(zai)浮(fu)充(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)壓下,充(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)電(dian)(dian)流(liu)的走勢基本還(huan)是依著(zhu)原(yuan)曲(qu)線下降,一般還(huan)補(bu)足5%的容量。所以浮(fu)充(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)壓應(ying)在(zai)的范圍是低(di)于析(xi)(xi)氣(qi)電(dian)(dian)壓(42.5V),高于電(dian)(dian)池充(chong)(chong)足電(dian)(dian)以后的開路(lu)端電(dian)(dian)壓(約40V)。
浮充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)轉(zhuan)換(huan)(huan)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)流,只不過(guo)是(shi)(shi)選擇在充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)末(mo)(mo)期(qi)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池(chi)(chi)(chi)活性(xing)物質(zhi)反應接近尾聲(sheng),充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)流自動下(xia)降到某一(yi)(yi)(yi)點(dian)時(shi),切換(huan)(huan)浮充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)壓(ya)(ya)的記號,不少(shao)人(ren)以(yi)為浮充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)流高了(le)(le)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池(chi)(chi)(chi)會充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)不滿是(shi)(shi)概(gai)念(nian)不清,充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)壓(ya)(ya)只要(yao)高于電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池(chi)(chi)(chi)端電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)壓(ya)(ya),都(dou)會對(dui)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池(chi)(chi)(chi)充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian),只不過(guo)有(you)(you)用(yong)(yong)戶看到指示(shi)燈(deng)紅轉(zhuan)綠(lv)后(hou)提前去用(yong)(yong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池(chi)(chi)(chi),這(zhe)種情(qing)況(kuang)是(shi)(shi)不多的,一(yi)(yi)(yi)般都(dou)是(shi)(shi)夜(ye)間(jian)(jian)充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian),到早晨綠(lv)燈(deng)已亮了(le)(le)多時(shi)。有(you)(you)的廠家使用(yong)(yong)說(shuo)明書上提醒用(yong)(yong)戶,在轉(zhuan)綠(lv)燈(deng)后(hou)繼(ji)續(xu)充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)2小時(shi),是(shi)(shi)很(hen)好很(hen)正確的。所以(yi)沒有(you)(you)必要(yao)刻(ke)意(yi)去追求浮充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)轉(zhuan)換(huan)(huan)點(dian)的高低(di),一(yi)(yi)(yi)般新(xin)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池(chi)(chi)(chi)末(mo)(mo)期(qi)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)流約為50mA,失(shi)水以(yi)后(hou),酸比(bi)增高,那(nei)時(shi)可(ke)達500 mA以(yi)上。從析氣速率(lv)與電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)壓(ya)(ya)的關系上來看(上圖(tu)),早點(dian)脫離析氣區為好,一(yi)(yi)(yi)方面(mian),一(yi)(yi)(yi)方面(mian)可(ke)以(yi)減少(shao)析氣量(liang),另一(yi)(yi)(yi)方面(mian),電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池(chi)(chi)(chi)用(yong)(yong)了(le)(le)一(yi)(yi)(yi)段(duan)時(shi)間(jian)(jian),末(mo)(mo)期(qi)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)流增高,但還(huan)能低(di)于我們設(she)定(ding)的轉(zhuan)換(huan)(huan)點(dian)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)流,否則(ze)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池(chi)(chi)(chi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)直在最高電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)壓(ya)(ya)充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)下(xia),大(da)量(liang)失(shi)水,引發熱(re)控,充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)脹充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)壞電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池(chi)(chi)(chi)。有(you)(you)人(ren)固執地強(qiang)調,浮充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)轉(zhuan)換(huan)(huan)點(dian)高電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池(chi)(chi)(chi)會欠充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong),前面(mian)已討論過(guo),切換(huan)(huan)到浮充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)壓(ya)(ya)后(hou),不是(shi)(shi)停止(zhi)充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)了(le)(le),還(huan)會繼(ji)續(xu)對(dui)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池(chi)(chi)(chi)充(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)(chong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)的,轉(zhuan)換(huan)(huan)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)流適當(dang)高一(yi)(yi)(yi)點(dian)有(you)(you)利于避(bi)免(mian)過(guo)分失(shi)水和(he)熱(re)失(shi)控。
至于充電電流的大小設定,先看一下電池制造廠家對10Ah(12Ah)吸附式小型密封電池對充電時的技術要求,通常規定充電速率不要大于0.3C,相當于4A電流,而充電器充電電流(liu)(liu)在(zai)2A左右,遠離極限充電電流(liu)(liu)。
