i-wet lead acid battery
Isibhathethi sasihlathi lesikhwekisana lisetyenziswa ngokulandelayo nokuthi kuhlanganisiwe ngendlela eyahlukileyo esebenza phakathi kwesikhephe sesikhatsi somunye wokuqala wesigaba 1859. Lolu hlobo lwebhathethi luhlukanisa amaphu atholakele amaqanda kaqhawe elingezantsi kwisekhwa kwasemfuyo, okufundziswa ukuba uhlaleke amakhemikali angcono lokusebenza nokugcina umoya wemfuyo. Isibhathethi siphumelela ngokusho ukuphucukeleka kumakhemikali apho amaqanda ngelead dioxide nelead akusetyenziswa ngesemfuyo sokubhathelana nesemfuyo sosulfuric acid ukwakhiwa komoya wemfuyo. Ngokushesha, semfuyo sokubhathelana sithola amaqanda ukuba lead sulfate, kunye nokuba ukucharga kuzodibanisa le ndlela. Amabhenethi amaningi amaphumelela i-2.1 volts phakathi kwezindlu zazo ziqale izinhlobo ezimbili ukuyibuyekeza amavolte ephakeme. Amabhathethi amasihlathi asihlathi lesikhwekisana sihlukanisa amalayini engaphezu kwalokho, futhi sihlukanisa amasekhombisi amacar, amalayini, kunye nezinye izinto zokungena, amaphrojekta yokungena ngokupheleleyo (UPS), amasistimu esetshenziswa yomsebenzi wesolaw (solar energy storage systems), kunye namaphrojekta yamakheli. Ukusetyenziswa kwabo kuhlanganisiwe ngokuthi babekho abahlinzekile abafanele abasebenze ngokukhulu ngokuthi bengxenye ekupheleni, futhi ukuya kuwo amanye amagama ayisebenzela ukuba babekho basebenzi ngokukhulu ngokuthi babasebenze amaphrojekta yokuthi babasebenze amaphrojekta. Izinsiza zokubhedlela zizifanele zibezeleleyo kwezinye izinsiza zemfuyo nokuba zidibanise amanye amagama emva kokuba zidibanise amanye amagama, okufanele ukuba zisebenze ngokupheli kwayo nokuba ziyongezelele amadaka amabhathethi.