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    The document discusses the advantages of nickel-cadmium batteries over lead-acid batteries for use in Philips fluorescent emergency ballasts. Nicad batteries can operate in a wide temperature range, are sealed to prevent electrolyte leakage, have a long storage and service life, can withstand overcharging and discharging, have low internal resistance and constant discharge voltage.

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    The document discusses the advantages of nickel-cadmium batteries over lead-acid batteries for use in Philips fluorescent emergency ballasts. Nicad batteries can operate in a wide temperature range, are sealed to prevent electrolyte leakage, have a long storage and service life, can withstand overcharging and discharging, have low internal resistance and constant discharge voltage.

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    The document discusses the advantages of nickel-cadmium batteries over lead-acid batteries for use in Philips fluorescent emergency ballasts. Nicad batteries can operate in a wide temperature range, are sealed to prevent electrolyte leakage, have a long storage and service life, can withstand overcharging and discharging, have low internal resistance and constant discharge voltage.

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    Philips Emergency Lighting

    NICKEL-CADMIUM Battery Advantages

    W hat justifies higher cost nickel-cadmium


    batteries used in Philips Bodine fluorescent
    emergency ballasts versus less expensive sealed
    Ability to withstand overcharge and overdis-
    charge.
    Our products use a low parts-count, extremely
    lead-acid batteries? To answer this question let's reliable, constant-current charger; lead-acid
    look at some of the advantages nicad batteries offer: batteries require a multi-rate charger with a current-
    limited mode followed by temperature-compensated
    Operational within a wide temperature range. float voltage control. Other-wise, the electrolyte is
    The ballast channel of fluorescent fixtures typically converted to explosive gases that escape. Lead-
    reaches 50 degrees Celsius. Philips Bodine uses acid batteries need a low-voltage disconnect
    only high-temperature nicad batteries that are rated circuit to protect against deterioration from deep
    for continuous duty at up to 70 degrees Celsius. discharge. No protection against deep discharge
    Specially designed electrodes, electrolyte and is needed with nicads because the metals are inert
    separator are used that maintain long service life at in the electrolyte.
    high temperatures. No comparable high-temperature
    lead-acid battery is available. L ow i n t e r n a l r e s i s t a n c e a n d c o n s t a n t
    discharge voltage.
    Completely sealed construction. Low internal resistance enable high-rate discharge
    Electrolyte leakage is prevented, and the battery is and high discharge efficiency. Constant discharge
    maintenance free and can be mounted in any orienta- voltage means that emergency illumination remains
    tion. Unlike most “sealed” lead-acid batteries equipped relatively constant over the entire emergency
    with vent caps, nicad batteries do not vent hydrogen runtime. Lead battery Ampere-hour ratings are
    and oxygen in the standby charging condition. usually based on 10-hour or 20-hour rates. Because
    of lower discharge efficiency, they do not produce
    Long storage life and long service life. rated Ampere-hour capacity when discharged
    Unlike sealed lead-acid batteries, nicad batteries can quicker as in emergency lighting applications.
    be stored for long time periods and in a fully discharged
    condition without deterioration. They can last over Metal casing which ensures ruggedness.
    500 charge/discharge cycles. The nickel-cadmium The nicad's steel cylindrical can resist internal
    cell is a system in which the electrodes change in pressure and external damage better than the plastic
    oxidation state without changing physical state. The rectangular enclosure of lead acid batteries.
    active materials are insoluble in the alkaline electrolyte.
    In a lead-acid system, material transfers from one
    electrode to the other and the active materials are
    consumed during operation and storage.

    © 2010 Philips Emergency Lighting


    A Division Of Philips Lighting Electronics North America
    236 Mt. Pleasant Road • 38017 • P.O. Box 460 • Collierville, TN 38027-0460 • 800-223-5728 • 901-853–7211 • FAX 901-853–5009
    www.philips.com/bodine
    L0000024

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