Projects

Since its foundation LABD has played a major role in the development of lead-acid battery science and industry in Bulgaria.
In its early years, LABD established contacts with many scientists from foreign universities and scientific institutes which have grown in constant partnership.
During the last 30 years LABD has very actively broadened its activities as collaborator to R&D departments of many foreign companies.
LABD is a leading team of experts who have worked on international projects under 5th, 6th & 7th Framework programmes of European Union, ALABC and EALABC programs, etc.

PROJECTS FUNDED UNDER EUROPEAN PROGRAMS

• Development of an innovative cloud system for intelligent battery management during their operation, in partnership with Stemo Ltd.  (Bulgaria) funded Operational Program "Innovation and Competitiveness", Bulgaria, BG16RFOP002-1.005-0108-C01 (2018 - 2020)
• Melt Spun and Sintered Metal Fibre Network for Lead-Acid Batery Advancement (MEMLAB), FP7-SME-2012-315261, European Union (2013-2015)

PROJECTS FUNDED BY INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE THE EU

• Effect of different forms of carbon included in the negative active mass of lead-acid batteries on the processes leading to water loss at elevated operating temperatures, ALABC Project No.1618 BS_CNPWLET (2016-2019)  
• Effect of sulfuric acid concentration and additives on improving the performance of VRLAB with 1.30 g/cm3 electrolyte, ALABC Project No. 1315-RE1 (2015-2018)
• Additives to the negative active mass of valve-regulated lead-acid batteries and mechanism(s) by which they suppress sulfation of the negative plates on high-rate partial-state-of-charge battery operation, ALABC Project No.1012G (2010-2012)
• Identification of the mechanism(s) by which certain forms of carbon, when included in the negative active material of a VRLA battery exposed to high-rate partial-state-of-charge operation, are able to resist sulfation, ALABC Project No.C2.3/C2.3A/C2.3B  (2007-2008)
• Optimization of the structure of the positive grid/PAM interface, ALABC Project No.P-001.4 (2001-2003)  
• Strategies for the further improvement of performance and life of lead-acid batteries for electric vehicle applications - Task 2(a): The design, construction and testing of optimized tubular or strap grid tubular battery with thin plates; Task 3(a): Investigations into the degradation of the performance of the negative plate arising from high rate discharge, EALABC-INCO Project No. IMPLAB BE97-4085: Brite Euram Project (1998-2000)
• Improvement of Cycle Life, esp. under EV Discharge & Recharge Conditions, ALABC Project No.AMC 004 - VARTA CLEPS & ALABC Project No.AMC 004A (1993-1996)

LIST OF SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS AND COMPANIES FOR WHICH LABD HAS COMPLETED RESEARCH PROJECTS