Why Ups Battery Heats Up. Sorry Rasheed saw this question quite late thats why such a late answer. The lead of the cell plates has a high expansion rate when heated.
Then there is also the possibility of a short circuit forced charging and heating up the battery. The way electronic engineers like to think about it is that the battery has a resistance so if you draw a current from that battery then youre pushing that current through a certain resistance and so it will heat up. Sorry Rasheed saw this question quite late thats why such a late answer.
The swelling-up of the battery may also cause great damage to the internal components and parts.
Answer 1 of 2. Both these situations results in heating up of the cell plates inside the battery. Most of these batteries include a battery management system BMS to protect against short circuits and overcharging. Do you have any idea what the power draw on space heaters are.
