Abstract: A method for managing an electrical power generation facility including an electrical power generation device, a storage device, and a control module is described. The method includes: assessing a power generation capacity of the generating device for a given period; determining a weighted generation capacity on the basis of said assessed generation capacity and at least one assessed power generation capacity of said generation device over a period preceding said given period; and determining, for a period after the given period, a discharge limit for the storage device on the basis of said weighted generation capacity. A related computer program, control module, and facility are also described.

Abstract: A method for managing an electrical power generation facility including an electrical power generation device, a storage device, and a control module is described. The method includes: assessing a power generation capacity of the generating device for a given period; determining a weighted generation capacity on the basis of said assessed generation capacity and at least one assessed power generation capacity of said generation device over a period preceding said given period; and determining, for a period after the given period, a discharge limit for the storage device on the basis of said weighted generation capacity. A related computer program, control module, and facility are also described.

Abstract: The method serves for the control of an electric power plant (2) associated with a power source (6) with temporally random availability, the plant comprising at least one battery (10) adapted to be supplied with electric current from the source. When the random power (6) is available, the battery (10) current supply is controlled. The supply is controlled so as to come as close as possible to a state of complete charge of the battery, and preferably to reach this state.

Abstract: In a lead-acid battery with stress applied perpendicular to the plane of the electrodes, at least one of the elements chosen from among the positive electrode, the negative electrode and the electrolyte has been modified so that the quantity of sulfuric acid in the positive electrode and/or negative electrode represents at least 0.20 mole of H2SO4 per mole of active material in the charged state.

Abstract: A lead-acid battery cell wherein each cell includes a compressed assembly of negative plates (2,3), separators (5) and positive plates (1).The positive plates (1) are sandwiched between two microporous separator elements (4) having dimensions greater than that of the plates and the plate edges are coated with an epoxy resin ribbon (20), which is provided by pouring resin into the channel between the projecting portions of the separators.