4 CHAPTER 1

1.32 Paled 72 2 etaure as shown in Fig 1 . A certain buttery is

aleu at A n
a or
Wng can tne a c y suppya 1oA u r e n t at
ur
From Fg 1l, at 0rC the rating of the batery reduces to 0.8x72- 57.6 Ah. Therefore.

Time 3.6h-3h3%min

20
T, C
e capcity a car buttery dcpcnds on the current drawn (or discharge) from the battery, as shown in Fig. 1-2
is rated at 70 Ah at a discharge rate of 5A as shown. How long will the battery supply 20 A of
he butery
current?
From Fg 1-2, at 20 A the rating of the battery becomes 58 Ah. Hence,

Time -2.9h-2h 54 min

1.4
1.34 tbe rating of the batiery with a discharge characteristic shown in Fig. 1-2 is not allowed to go below 64 Ah, for
jong can the bartery
PP
From Fig. 1-2 at 64 Ab, discharge rale 12 A. Hence.

Time
- 5 h 20 min
1.35 Combine the characteristics of Fig. and12to obtain the rating of the battery at 17A and at 10Cif the
battery is rated at 100 percent at S A and at 25°C
FrOm F - 2 . rating at 17A -60Ah which is considered as 100 percent at 25°C. From Fig. 1-1, rating
C 0 9 X 6 0 ) 4 Ah.

1.6 The decay of charge in an electric dircuit is p'ven by -50e C. Determine the resuling current.

-50x300 x10 -15emA