In the late 1980's members of the battery community comprising scientists from universities and research centers, technologists and manufacturers of lead-acid batteries and related equipment from various countries worldwide, united by their common interest to improve the lead-acid battery, started to meet periodically and exchange ideas and information in the field of battery science and technology. The initiative for organizing regular international conferences on lead-acid batteries belongs to Prof. Detchko Pavlov, Head of the Lead-Acid Battery Department (LABD) of the Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems - IEES (former CLEPS), an Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS).
The first Lead-Acid Battery Conference, LABAT'89, was held in Varna, Bulgaria in June 1989. It was very successful, attended by 250 scientists, leading battery technologists and manufacturers from 34 countries worldwide. Eight more LABAT issues followed the success of LABAT'89.
LABAT conferences held so far
1. LABAT’89 held in Varna, Bulgaria, in 1989
2. LABAT’93 held in Varna, Bulgaria, in 1993
3. LABAT’96 held in Varna, Bulgaria, in 1996
4. LABAT’99 held in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1999
5. LABAT’02 held in Varna, Bulgaria, in 2002
6. LABAT’05 held in Varna, Bulgaria, in 2005
7. LABAT’08 held in Varna, Bulgaria, in 2008
8. LABAT’11 held in Albena, Bulgaria, in 2011
9. LABAT’14 held in Albena, Bulgaria, in 2014
The basic topics discussed at the LABAT conferences include the latest achievements in:
lead-acid battery theory, technology, design and operation
new applications of lead-acid batteries
novelties in battery materials, machines and equipment for battery manufacture and testing, etc.
environmental aspects of battery production, usage and recycling
batteries for electric vehicles as a more environment-friendly alternative.
The titles and the authors of the presented lectures are listed as follows:
LABAT – 1989
LABAT – 1993
LABAT – 1996
LABAT – 1999
LABAT – 2002
LABAT – 2005
LABAT – 2008
LABAT – 2011
LABAT – 2014
The most interesting papers presented at the LABAT conferences held so far have been published in devoted issues of the international Journal of Power Sources, volumes 30 and 31 (1990); 46 (1993); 64 (1997); 85 (2000), 113(2003), 158 (2006), 191 (2009) and 207/209 (2012).
Gaston Planté Medal
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences on each LABAT conference awards the Gaston Planté Medal, to a scientist, selected by an International Planté Medal Committee, for significant contribution to the development of lead-acid battery science and technology.
Acknowledgements
The Organizing Committee of LABAT Conferences is thankful for the financial help of the following organizations and enterprises that have become sponsors of LABAT:
ABERTAX Quality Ltd., Malta |
ACCUMA S.p.A., Italy |
ACCUMALUX S.A., Luxembourg |
ACCURATE Products, Denmark |
AKUMPLAST JSC, Bulgaria |
AKUMSAN Plastic Urunler A.S., Turkey |
Alfakutu Ve Plastik, Turkey |
AMER-SIL S.A., Luxembourg |
APPLIED ELECTRONICS LABS, Latvia |
AS India Inc., India |
Associated Battery Products Ltd. , India |
BATEK Makina Ltd., Turkey |
BERTOLA S.N.C., Italy |
BITRODE Corporation, USA |
BITRODE Ltd., UK |
BM ROSENDAHL (former BM-BATTERY MACHINES), Austria |
BULVIA EXPORT-IMPORT Ltd., Bulgaria |
Cabot Corporation, USA |
CEMT (Nanjing) Electrical Machines Co., Ltd, China |
CHLORIDE TECHNICAL AND TRADING Ltd., UK |
CMW Automation AG, Germany |
CMWTEC Technologie GmbH, Germany |
Cosmec Machine, Italy |
DARAMIC LLC, Germany |
DIGATRON INDUSTRIE – ELEKTRONIK GmbH, Germany |
DROSS ENGINEERING SA, France |
EBC Korea Co., Ltd., South Korea |
ELHIM-ISKRA Ltd., Bulgaria |
EnerSys AD (former ENERGIA Ltd.), Bulgaria |
ENTEK INTERNATIONAL, UK |
FARMER MOLD & MACHINE WORKS Inc., USA |
FLOW-RITE CONTROLS, USA |
FRÖTEK-Kunststofftechnik, Germany |
Hagemann-Systems GmbH, Germany |
IEHIT Ltd., Bulgaria |
IMERYS Graphite and Carbon Switzerland Ltd., Switzerland |
INBATEC GmbH, Germany |
Jiangsu CEMT Energy Equipment Co., Ltd., China |
Jiangsu Jinfan Power Technology Co., ltd., China |
JIANGSU SANHUAN Ind.& Comm.Co. Ltd., China |
JONSON CONTROLS Ins., USA and Johnson Controls EMEA, Germany |
Källström Engineering AB, Sweden |
LUXBAT S.A., Luxembourg |
MASCHINENFABRIC GUSTAV EIRICH GmbH&Co, Germany |
MECONDOR S.p.A. Italy |
MONBAT Plc., Bulgaria |
NESTE OY., Finland |
OMI-NBE, Italy |
P.C. di POMPEO CATELLI, Italy |
PENOX GmbH, Germany |
PLASTAM S.p.A., Italy |
POLYSEP Ltd., Bulgaria |
ROVA 7 Ltd., Bulgaria |
ROYAL DUTCH/SHELL GROUP of Co., UK |
SE.RI. Group, Italy |
Serma Technologies, France |
SERWIS AKPiA, Poland |
Shenyang JUGU Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd., China |
SHINGANIA SERVICES, India |
SOVEMA S.p.A., Italy |
START Ltd., Bulgaria |
STC s.r.l., Italy |
UK Powertech Ltd., United Kingdom |
UNESCO |
Water Gremlin Aquila Company S.p.A., Italy |
WIRTZ Manufacturing Co. Inc., UK |
WTORPLAST, Poland |
ZESAR Machinery & Molding Co., Turkey |
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