Visual Inspection: Check for visible damage, electrolyte leaks (lead-acid batteries), loose connections, and damaged cables. Ensure that the battery is clean and dry. Check the charge status and usage: Charge the battery when it has been discharged up to 80% (lead-acid batteries).
目视检查：检查是否有可见损坏、电解液泄漏（铅酸电池）、连接松动和电缆损坏。确保电池清洁干燥。检查充电状态和使用情况：当电池放电至80%时（铅酸电池）进行充电。
 

How maintenance extends the life of traction batteries
维护如何延长牵引电池的使用寿命

The total service life of a traction battery is directly related to how well it’s maintained. Allowing problems to develop can lead to downtime and necessitate expensive replacements. A system of regular checks is what prevents small issues from becoming major failures. That's why our Energic Plus experts have laid out the required process in this blog, broken down into the essential daily, weekly, monthly, and long-term maintenance checks.
牵引电池的总使用寿命与维护状况直接相关。任由问题发展可能导致停机，并需要昂贵的更换。定期检查系统能防止小问题演变成重大故障。这就是为什么我们的 Energic Plus 专家在这篇博客中详细阐述了所需的流程，将其分解为必要的每日、每周、每月和长期维护检查。

 

Daily maintenance每日维护

• Visual Inspection:外观检查： Check for visible damage, electrolyte leaks (lead-acid batteries), loose connections, and damaged cables. Ensure that the battery is clean and dry.
  检查是否有可见损坏、电解液泄漏（铅酸电池）、连接松动和电缆损坏。确保电池清洁干燥。
   
• Check the charge status and usage: Charge the battery when it has been discharged up to 80% (lead-acid batteries). Avoid deep discharge and do not interrupt charging cycles prematurely. Avoid leaving discharged batteries standing for too long, especially lead-acid batteries. Always disconnect the battery correctly from the vehicle or system before charging.
  检查充电状态和使用情况：当电池放电量达到80%时进行充电（铅酸电池）。避免深度放电，不要过早中断充电周期。避免将放电后的电池放置太久，尤其是铅酸电池。在充电前，务必正确地将电池与车辆或系统断开连接。

Weekly maintenance每周维护

• Cleaning:清洁： Use battery cleaner to clean the top of the battery and the terminals or connectors. This will prevent creepage current and corrosion. Keep the container clean and dry.
  使用电池清洁剂清洁电池顶部和接线端子或连接器。这将防止爬电电流和腐蚀。保持容器清洁干燥。
   
• Electrolyte level of lead-acid batteries: Check the level after fully charging the battery and leaving it to rest. If necessary, top up with demineralised water to the prescribed level, which is usually the bottom of the basket. Never top up with sulphuric acid! Only start watering after the first 10 cycles of a new battery to avoid the battery boiling over.
  铅酸电池的电解液液位：在电池完全充电并静置后检查液位。如有必要，加注去离子水至规定液位，通常为篮底。切勿加注硫酸！新电池在前10个循环后才开始加水，以避免电池沸腾溢出。

Monthly maintenance月度维护

• Voltage and specific gravity measurements: Measure the voltage of each lead-acid cell, as well as the overall battery voltage. After a full charge, record the specific gravity (as measured by a hydrometer) of the electrolyte in the lead-acid cells.
  电压和比重测量：测量每个铅酸电池单元的电压，以及电池组的总电压。充满电后，记录铅酸电池单元中电解液的比重（使用比重计测量）。

   

Long-term maintenance长期维护

• Professional service:专业服务： Arrange for a specialist technician to carry out a comprehensive inspection of the cable insulation, cell connections and housing. Conduct a capacity test (discharge test) to determine the battery's remaining capacity. This is crucial for warranty purposes and planning replacement.
  安排专业技术人员对电缆绝缘、电池连接和外壳进行全面检查。进行容量测试（放电测试）以确定电池的剩余容量。这对于保修和规划更换至关重要。
   
• Regeneration:再生： Periodically subjecting the batteries to a regeneration session (every six months or annually) can reduce their gradual ageing and capacity loss due to sulfation. 
  定期对电池进行再生处理（每半年或每年一次）可以减少因硫化导致的电池逐渐老化和容量损失。Energic Plus regenerators
  Energic Plus 再生器 are ideal for this purpose.
  非常适合此用途。
   
• Equalising charge (lead-acid): If permitted and required by the battery type, perform an equalising charge to balance cell voltages and prevent sulfation.
  均衡充电（铅酸电池）：如果电池类型允许且需要，请进行均衡充电以平衡单体电压并防止硫化。

• Comparing Low-Maintenance Motive Power Battery Options
  比较低维护动力电池选项

  When comparing low-maintenance motive power battery options, there are several battery technologies to consider for your fleet. Each should be carefully weighed to find the best fit for your company’s requirements.
  在比较低维护动力电池选项时，有几种电池技术需要考虑，以适应您的车队需求。每种技术都应仔细权衡，以找到最符合您公司要求的最佳选择。

  Power is not “one-size-fits-all.” There are several battery technologies to consider for your motive power fleet. For many organizations, cost and performance are the top considerations for the batteries they select to power their forklift fleets. Each battery solution should be carefully weighed to find the best fit for your company’s requirements.
  动力并非“一刀切”。针对您的动力车队，有多种电池技术可供考虑。对于许多组织而言，成本和性能是选择为叉车车队供电的电池时的首要考虑因素。每种电池解决方案都应仔细权衡，以找到最适合您公司需求的方案。

  There are several metrics that can help motive power managers select the right battery for their specific application. In this blog, we will compare data on four low-maintenance battery technologies used in a variety of motive power applications.
  有几个指标可以帮助动力管理人员为特定应用选择合适的电池。在本博客中，我们将对比四种用于各种动力应用的低维护电池技术的数据。

  
  

  Batteries Compared电池对比

  Tubular管状电池

  Tubular batteries utilize several long spines of lead surrounded by active material in the positive plate to facilitate electrical conduction. The paste is held in place by a special fabric called a gauntlet. These batteries have higher material utilization than standard flat plate batteries, which allows for more amp hours (Ah) in the same box or a longer watering interval, with the same Ah, due to the larger headspace.
  管状电池在正极板中利用几根长铅骨架，周围包裹着活性材料，以促进导电。这种糊状物由一种称为“护手”的特殊织物固定。与标准平板电池相比，管状电池的材料利用率更高，这使得在相同尺寸的电池箱内能提供更高的安时容量（Ah），或者在相同安时容量下，由于更大的顶空，可以延长加水间隔。

  The Stryten Energy M-Series T310 features improved separator technology for added vibration protection and increased positive spine diameter for longer life and greater efficiency. When the M-Series T310 is paired with a watering contract, this battery provides superior reliability, value and performance.
  Stryten Energy M系列T310采用改进的隔板技术，增强了防震保护，并增大了正极板直径，从而延长了使用寿命并提升了效率。当M系列T310与加水服务合同搭配使用时，该电池可提供卓越的可靠性、价值和性能。

  Absorbed Glass Mat (AGM)
  吸附式玻璃纤维隔板（AGM）

  AGM batteries use a special glass mat to hold the electrolyte and allow ions to pass between positive and negative elements. A valve at the top of the cell allows for most of the gases generated during charging to recombine inside the cell, significantly reducing water loss and eliminating the need to water the battery. Additionally, AGM batteries can be recycled in a similar manner to standard flooded lead batteries.
  AGM电池使用特殊的玻璃纤维隔板来保持电解液，并允许离子在正负极之间传递。电池顶部的阀门允许充电过程中产生的大部分气体在电池内部重新结合，从而显著减少水分流失，并消除了加水的需要。此外，AGM电池可以像标准铅酸电池一样进行回收。

  The M-Series AGM200 combines the dependable power of Stryten Energy’s lead batteries with the convenience of valve-regulated lead acid (VRLA) technology. The AGM200 is ideal for light to medium duty applications using conventional charging.
  M系列AGM200将Stryten Energy铅蓄电池的可靠动力与阀控式铅酸（VRLA）技术的便捷性相结合。AGM200非常适合使用常规充电的轻中型应用场景。

  Lithium锂电池

  Lithium batteries deliver faster charging, greater efficiency, and increased cycle life, all in a maintenance-free package. A standard feature found in lithium batteries is the battery management system (BMS). The BMS is an onboard computer that monitors temperature, voltage and current at the individual cell level.  
  锂电池充电速度更快、效率更高、循环寿命更长，且无需维护。锂电池的标配功能是电池管理系统（BMS）。BMS是一种车载计算机，可监控单个电池单元的温度、电压和电流。

  The Stryten Energy M-Series Li600 offers greater efficiency and suffers less irreversible capacity loss due to high depth of discharge. The Li600 is well-suited for severe duty applications requiring opportunity and fast charging capabilities.
  Stryten Energy M系列Li600电池具有更高的效率，且由于高放电深度导致的不可逆容量损失更少。Li600非常适合需要机会充电和快速充电能力的重型应用场景。

  Thin Plate Pure Lead (TPPL)
  薄极板纯铅（TPPL）

  With their thinner plates, TPPL batteries can deliver higher current peaks and are designed for fast and opportunity charging. Due to shallow 60% depth of discharge, TPPL has a lower amp hour output per cycle, which means more frequent charging. TPPL is ideal for light to medium applications.
  TPPL电池采用更薄的极板，能够提供更高的峰值电流，并专为快速充电和机会充电而设计。由于放电深度仅为60%，TPPL电池的单次循环安时输出较低，这意味着需要更频繁的充电。TPPL非常适合轻度到中度的应用场景。

  Data Comparisons*数据对比*

  Available Amp Hour Throughput per Cycle
  每循环可用安时通量

  A battery cycle refers to the complete process of discharging a battery from its fully charged state to a certain depth of discharge (DOD), then returning to a fully charged state. The DOD, expressed as a percentage, represents the extent to which the battery’s total capacity is utilized during a single charge-discharge cycle. 
  电池循环是指将电池从完全充电状态放电至特定放电深度（DOD），然后恢复至完全充电状态的完整过程。DOD以百分比表示，代表在单个充放电循环中电池总容量的利用程度。

  In this comparison, the M-Series T310 provides the greatest available amp hour throughput per cycle. Although the M-Series Li600 appears at a relatively low amp hour throughput per cycle, the energy available from a lithium battery will remain constant regardless of whether the application is light duty or severe duty. Compared to the other battery technologies analyzed, TPPL is shown to have the lowest relative available amp hour throughput per cycle, due to lower warranted depth of discharge rates.
  在此对比中，M系列T310提供了最高的单次循环可用安时通量。尽管M系列Li600的单次循环安时通量相对较低，但无论应用场景是轻载还是重载，锂电池提供的可用能量都保持不变。与其他分析的电池技术相比，TPPL的单次循环相对可用安时通量最低，这是由于其保修放电深度较低所致。

  Because of the lower amp hour throughput per cycle, TPPL users will have to charge more, impacting productivity.
  由于单次循环安时通量较低，TPPL用户需要更频繁地充电，从而影响生产效率。