Glossary: Accumulator (car battery)

What is an Accumulator:

1. An accumulator is an apparatus by means of which energy can be stored, such as a rechargeable battery or a hydraulic accumulator. Such devices may be electrical, fluidic or mechanical and are sometimes used to convert a small continuous power source into a short surge of energy or vice versa. Other examples of accumulators include capacitors, compulsators, wave energy machines, pumped-storage hydroelectric plants. The most common type of accumulator is the lead-acid battery (wikipedia)

2. A tank located in the outlet of the evaporator to receive the refrigerant that leaves the evaporator. A component used to store or hold liquid refrigerant in an air-conditioning system. This device is constructed to ensure that no liquid refrigerant enters the compressor.

3. A device that cushions the motion of a clutch and servo action in an automatic transmission.

4. A container that stores hydraulic fluid under pressure. It can be used as a fluid shock absorber or as an alternate pressure source for an ABS system.

Most common use: Car battery.

A car battery is a type of rechargeable battery that supplies electric energy to an automobile. Usually this refers to a SLI battery (Starting - Lighting - Ignition) to power the starter motor, the lights and the ignition system of a vehicle’s engine. This also may describe a traction battery used for the main power source of an electric vehicle.