TESTS CONDUCTED ON

UNDER WATER BATTERIES

YADVENDRA SINGH
JE (NQA)
QAE (UB) MUMBAI
UNDERWATER BATTERIES
HIGH POWER
BATTERIES USED ON
UNDERWATER
PLATEFORMS
CAPACITY IS SEVERAL
HUNDRED KILO
AMPERE HOURS
STAGES OF INSPECTION
1. RAW MATERIAL INSPECTION
2. BOUGHT OUT COMPONENTS INSPECTION
3. STAGE INSPECTION
4. TEST DURING BULK PRODUCTION OF DRY CELL
5. FINAL ACCEPTANCE TEST
1. RAW MATERIAL INSPECTION

• PURE VIRGIN LEAD

• 2N ALLOY ,5N ALLOY
• LEAD SUB OXIDE
• RED LEAD
• DM WATER
• SULPHURIC ACID
• COPPER (99.9%)
• SILVER BRAZING ALLOY
2. BOUGHT OUT COMPONENTS

o SEPARATOR
o RUBBER UNDER SOLE
o RUBBER LINER
o LEVEL INDICATOR
o GAUNTLET
o STAINLESS STEEL WASHER
o BOTTOM BAR
o COPPER NUT, COPPER MESH, COPPER CORE BAR/POLE
STRAP
o AIR AGITATION ASSEMBLY
o COOLING CHANNEL ASSEMBLY
3. STAGE INSPECTION
 SPINE CASTING
 POSITIVE PLATE
 NEGATIVE GRID
 NEGATIVE PLATE CURING AND DRYING
 LEAD SHEATHING OF CORE BAR/POLE STRAP
 GROUP WEIGHT (BEFORE ASSEMBLY)
 ELECTROLYTE
4. TEST DURING BULK PRODUCTION OF DRY CELL
o VISUAL CHECK
o DIMENSIONS
o WEIGHT
o LEAD TAPE CONTINUITY TEST
o PRESSURE TESTING FOR COOLING CHANNEL
o INSULATION TEST
o AIR PRESSURE TEST
o SERIAL NUMBER AND MARKING
o PACKING (ON PROGRESSIVE BASIS)
VISUAL CHECK
CRACKS
DEFORMATION IN SHAPE

DIMENSIONS
 LENGTH- 290 ±1 mm
 WIDTH- 450 ±1 mm
 HEIGHT-1421 +1/-2 mm

WEIGHT
• WEIGHT-395 ±10 Kg
LEAD TAPE CONTINUITY TEST
WITH THE HELP OF MULTIMETER CHECK THE
CONTINUITY BETWEEN BOTH ENDS OF LEAD
TAPE

NON CONTINUITY TEST

NON CONTINUITY BETWEEN POSITIVE AND
NEGATIVE TERMINAL ,POSITIVE AND LEAD TAPE,
NEGATIVE AND LEAD TAPE
PRESSURE TEST FOR COOLING
CHANNEL
TO CHECK LEAKING IN COOLING CHANNEL WE
PERFORM THIS TEST AT THE PRESSURE OF 5-6
KGS PER SQUARE CENTIMETRES FOR 15 SECONDS

INSULATION RESISTANCE
TEST
IR > 50MΩ AT 500V BETWEEN LEAD TO
BODY WITH THE HELP OF MEGGER .
AIR PRESSURE TEST
CARRIED OUT WITH THE HELP OF U-TUBE
MANOMETER AT A LEVEL OF 100 CM FOR 3
MINUTES

AIR AGITATION TEST

CHECK THE FREE PASSAGE OF AIR CIRCULATION
IN COOLING CHAMBER
FINAL ACCEPTION TEST

HYDROGEN EVOLUTION TEST

INTERNAL RESISTANCE TEST
INSULATION TEST OF CHARGED CELL
CHARGING TIME TEST
AIR CONSUMPTION TEST
COOLING EFFECTIVENESS TEST
WEIGHT AND DIMENSIONS OF CHARGED CELL
LIFE CYCLE TEST
CAPACITY TEST
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