title: Wheelchair batteries. II: Capacity, sizing, and life.
abstract: The characteristics of lead-acid batteries for wheelchairs in terms of a new empirical equation for the capacity, application of the Palmgren-Miner Rule for sizing the battery, and the effect of depth of discharge on the life cycles is presented. A brief section about selecting an economical battery for an electric wheelchair is included.
authors.affiliation: University of Virginia, Rehabilitation Engineering Center, Charlottesville 22903.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kauzlarich
mesh_terms: D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004560:Electricity; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D014910:Wheelchairs