JOCREAl OF ELSEVIER Volume 64, Numbers |-2, January-February 1997 Contents Preface D. Pavlov The Gaston Planté Medal Proclamation of the Gaston Planté Medal Committee The Gaston Planté Medal Presentation Address .. N. Yakimoff The 1996 Gaston Planté Medal acceptance speech K.R. Bullock The 1996 Planté Medal Acceptance Speech D.A.J. Rand Lead electrodes, grid corrosion Influence of antimony on the properties of the anodic oxide layer formed on Pb-Sb alloys M. MetikoS-Hukovic¢, R. Babi¢, S. Brini¢ Effect of polarisation mode, time and potential on the properties of the passive layer on lead—tin alloys P. Mattesco, N. Bui, P. Simon, L. Albert Electrochemical behavior of lead dioxide deposited on reticulated vitreous carbon (RVC) A. Czerwitiski, M. Zelazowska Analysis of tin in lead oxide by Méssbauer spectrometry and transmission electron microscopy A. El Ghachcham Amrani, Ph. Steyer, J. Steinmetz, P. Delcroix, G. Le Caér Reaction model development for the Pb/PbSO, system J.R. Vilche, F.E. Varela Positive and negative lead/acid battery plates Positive plate additives . P.T. Moseley Influence of cycling on the nature of the positive active mass of lead/acid batteries and effect of CaSO, on the behaviour of the positive plates... Linineenieennent T. Rogachev, D. Pavlov Role of hydration water in the reduction process of PbO, in lead/acid cells R. Fitas, L. Zerroual, N. Chelali, B. Djellouli Dependence of the electric field on the specific surface conductivity of PbO,, 3PbO- PbSO, and 4PbO -P bSO, N. Saidi, H. Saidi, B. Saidani, S.P. Stoylov A study of the passivation mechanism of negative plates in lead/acid batteries Y. Guo, M. Wu, S. Hua Battery technology Soaking and formation of tetrabasic lead sulfate niacmiiaaaanes idaieiaeban ails S. Grugeon-Dewaele, J.B. Leriche, J.M. Tarascon, A. Delahaye-Vidal, L. Torcheux, J.P. Vaurijoux, F. Henn, A. De Guibert Improvement of the formation efficiency of the tetrabasic lead sulfate for lead/acid batteries L. Torcheux, J.P. Vaurijoux, A. De Guibert Elsevier Science S.A Contents Effects of cobalt in lead/acid batteries N.E. Bagshaw Simulation of the cast-on-strap process in a finite-element model . A. Ténnessen, K. Salamon, H.M. Tensi Phenomena during battery cycling Rapid partial charging of lead/acid batteries T.G. Chang, D.M. Jochim The kinetic mechanism of the PbO, discharge of the lead/acid positive plates C.V. D’ Alkaine, A. Carubelli, M.C. Lopes Structural and morphological study of damage in lead/acid batteries during cycling and floating tests ..................00+. C. Brissaud, G. Reumont, J.P. Smaha, J. Foct Study of resistance changes related to premature capacity loss in lead battery plates ...... M. Calabek, K. Micka, P. Bata, P. Kfivak, V. Smarda Valve-regulated lead/acid batteries Energy balance of the closed oxygen cycle and processes causing thermal runaway in valve-regulated lead/ acid batteries D. Pavlov A predictive model of the reliabilities and the distributions of the acid concentrations, open-circuit voltages and capacities of valve- regulated lead/acid batteries during storage.. K.R. Bullock, M.C. Weeks, C.S.C. Bose, K.A. Murugesamoorthi Effects of carbon in negative plates on cycle-life performance of valve-regulated lead/acid batteries ...................... M. Shiomi, T. Funato, K. Nakamura, K. Takahashi, M. Tsubota An account of the development of the first valve-regulated lead/acid cell J. Devitt Lead/acid battery in operation The lead/acid battery — a key technology for global energy management D.A.J. Rand Electrochemical modelling of lead/acid batteries under operating conditions of electric vehicles ......................0.000 E. Karden, P. Mauracher, F. Schépe Modelling of local conditions in flooded lead/acid batteries in photovoltaic systems .................ccccecceceeceeceececeecceceeceeueeeeeseees D.U. Sauer Nonstationary analysis and modelling of battery load performance Z. Stoynov, T. Nishev, V. Vacheva, N. Stamenova Monitoring the battery status for photovoltaic systems M. Kim, E. Hwang Analysis of the performance parameters of lead/acid batteries in photovoltaic systems. . ; snainiiaiinie D.U. Sauer, M. Bachler, G. Bopp, W. Hohe, J. Mittermeier, P. Sprau, B. Willer, M. Wollny Industrial batteries in the electric power system of ‘Electricité de France’ P. Gagnol Author Index of Volume 64 .. Subject Index of Volume 64 The publisher encourages the submission of articles in electronic form thus saving time and avoiding rekeying errors. A leaflet describing our requirements is available from the publisher upon request.