Umgaqo wokusebenza weebhetri zesithuthuthu ubandakanya ikakhulu ukuguqulwa kwamandla ekhemikhali kunye namandla ombane.Umsebenzi ongundoqo webhetri yombane, eyaziwa ngokuba yibhetri, kukuguqula amandla ekhemikhali abe ngamandla ombane.Ibhetri idla ngokuba neepleyiti ezivumayo nezingalunganga, i-electrolyte, kunye neseparator.Xa isithuthuthu singaqaliswanga, umbane ogcinwe ebhetrini usetyenziselwa ukunika amandla izixhobo ezahlukeneyo zombane kwisithuthuthu.Emva kokuba i-injini iqalile, umsinga otshintshayo oveliswa yimagneto ulungiswa ngumlungisi ukuze ube ngumbane othe ngqo, ohlawulisa ibhetri kwaye uqhubeke nokubonelela amandla kwisithuthuthu.Shumi elinambini
Izinto ezisebenzayo kwiipleyiti ezintle kunye nezibi ngaphakathi kwebhetri, ezifana ne-lead kunye ne-lead dioxide kwiibhetri ze-lead-acid, kunye ne-lithium compounds kwiibhetri ze-lithium, zifumana ukuphendulwa kweekhemikhali ngexesha lokutshaja kunye nokukhupha.Ngethuba lenkqubo yokukhupha, i-metal lead isebenza njenge-electrode engafanelekanga ukuba iqhube i-oxidation reaction, ivelise i-sulfate ye-lead;I-lead dioksidi isebenza njenge-electrode efanelekileyo yokufumana impendulo yokunciphisa, ivelise i-sulfate yelothe.Ngexesha lokutshaja, ezi sulfates zikhokelela zibola kwaye zibuyele kwimeko yazo yokukhupha kwangaphambili.amashumi amabini anantathu
Iibhetri ze-lead ze-asidi kunye neebhetri ze-lithium zimbini zeentlobo eziqhelekileyo zeebhetri kwizithuthuthu.Iibhetri ze-lead ze-asidi zivelisa i-current ngokusebenzisa i-oxidation-reduction reaction of lead sulfate kunye ne-metallic lead kwi-dilute sulfuric acid electrolyte, ngelixa iibhetri ze-lithium zisebenzisa izisombululo ze-electrolyte ezingenamanzi, ezinobunzima obulula, ubomi obude, kunye nokuguquguquka okungcono kobushushu.
Isishwankathelo, umgaqo wokusebenza weebhetri zesithuthuthu ubandakanya ukuguqulwa kwamandla ekhemikhali (ngokusebenzisa ukuphendulwa kweekhemikhali) kumandla ombane, kunye nokusetyenziswa kunye nokujikeleziswa kwamandla ombane (ngokusebenzisa okwangoku) kwizithuthuthu.