The lead acid battery is the most success-ful electrochemical energy storage system on the market and the key choice for emer-gency power, engine start and motive power functions. It comes in sizes from 12 V 0.5 Ah camcorder batteries all the way to 2 V 12.000 Ah submarine battery cells.
Its history dates back to 1789 with its birthdate being debated being either 1854 or 1859.
