<s>
The	O
recovery	B-Algorithm
effect	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
phenomenon	O
observed	O
in	O
battery	O
usage	O
where	O
the	O
available	O
energy	O
is	O
less	O
than	O
the	O
difference	O
between	O
energy	O
charged	O
and	O
energy	O
consumed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
power	O
is	O
extracted	O
continuously	O
voltage	O
decreases	O
in	O
a	O
smooth	O
curve	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
recovery	B-Algorithm
effect	I-Algorithm
can	O
result	O
in	O
the	O
voltage	O
partially	O
increasing	O
if	O
the	O
current	O
is	O
interrupted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
KiBaM	O
battery	O
model	O
describes	O
the	O
recovery	B-Algorithm
effect	I-Algorithm
for	O
lead-acid	B-Device
batteries	I-Device
and	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
good	O
approximation	O
to	O
the	O
observed	O
effects	O
in	O
Li-ion	O
batteries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
recovery	B-Algorithm
effect	I-Algorithm
depends	O
on	O
the	O
battery	O
load	O
,	O
recovery	O
time	O
and	O
depth	O
of	O
discharge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
the	O
recovery	B-Algorithm
effect	I-Algorithm
phenomenon	O
is	O
more	O
prominent	O
in	O
the	O
lead	B-Device
acid	I-Device
battery	I-Device
chemistry	O
,	O
its	O
existence	O
in	O
alkaline	B-Algorithm
,	O
Ni-MH	B-Device
and	O
Li-Ion	O
batteries	O
is	O
still	O
questionable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
a	O
systematic	O
experimental	O
case	O
study	O
shows	O
that	O
an	O
intermittent	O
discharge	O
current	O
in	O
case	O
of	O
alkaline	B-Algorithm
,	O
Ni-MH	B-Device
and	O
Li-Ion	O
batteries	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
decreased	O
usable	O
energy	O
output	O
compared	O
to	O
a	O
continuous	O
discharge	O
current	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
average	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
