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A battery grid includes a frame that includes a top element, a bottom element, a first side element, and a second side element. The battery grid also includes a plurality of wires provided within the frame and defining a plurality of open areas and a current collection lug extending from the top ele

A battery grid includes a frame that includes a top element, a bottom element, a first side element, and a second side element. The battery grid also includes a plurality of wires provided within the frame and defining a plurality of open areas and a current collection lug extending from the top element in a first direction. The battery grid further includes at least one feature provided in the battery grid that is configured to reduce the amount of growth of the battery grid in the first direction due to corrosion of the battery grid during the life of the battery grid.

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What is claimed is: 1. A battery grid comprising: a frame comprising a top element, a bottom element, a first side element, and a second side element; a plurality of wires provided within the frame and defining a plurality of open areas, each of the wires comprising a plurality of wire segments joi

What is claimed is: 1. A battery grid comprising: a frame comprising a top element, a bottom element, a first side element, and a second side element; a plurality of wires provided within the frame and defining a plurality of open areas, each of the wires comprising a plurality of wire segments joined at nodes to other wire segments; a current collection lug extending from the top element in a first direction; and at least one growth reduction feature provided in the battery grid that is configured to reduce the amount of growth of the battery grid in the first direction due to corrosion of the battery grid during the life of the battery grid, wherein the at least one feature is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a wire segment having a first portion adjacent a first node, a second portion adjacent a second node, and a weak link provided intermediate the first end and the second end; (b) a wire segment having a first generally linear portion adjacent a first node, a second generally linear portion adjacent a second node, and a distortion provided between the first and second generally linear portions; and (c) a portion of the top element of the frame that is arranged at an angle to one of the side elements such that the top element and the side element are not perpendicular to each other. 2. The battery grid of claim 1, wherein the at least one growth reduction feature is configured to reduce the tendency of the top element to move in the first direction. 3. The battery grid of claim 1, wherein the at least one growth reduction feature comprises a wire segment having a first portion adjacent a first node, a second portion adjacent a second node, and a weak link provided intermediate the first end and the second end that is configured to break when a predetermined amount of stress is applied to the wire. 4. The battery grid of claim 3, wherein the weak link is a third portion provided between the first portion and the second portion such that the first portion is staggered relative to the second portion. 5. The battery grid of claim 3, wherein the weak link is a third portion provided between the first portion and the second portion that has a reduced cross-sectional area as compared to the first portion and the second portion. 6. The battery grid of claim 1, wherein the at least one growth reduction feature comprises a wire segment having a first generally linear portion adjacent a first node, a second generally linear portion adjacent a second node, and a distortion provided between the first and second generally linear portions. 7. The battery grid of claim 6, wherein the distortion comprises a curved portion configured to redirect stress resulting from grid corrosion. 8. The battery grid of claim 1, further comprising a notch provided in at least one of the top element, the bottom element, the first side element, and the second side element. 9. The battery grid of claim 8, wherein the notch is provided in the bottom element. 10. The battery grid of claim 1, further comprising an indent provided in the top element. 11. The battery grid of claim 10, wherein the indent comprises a curved portion that curves inward toward the wires provided within the frame. 12. The battery grid of claim 1, wherein the at least one growth reduction feature comprises at least a portion of the top element of the frame that is angled from the lug to one of the side elements such that the portion of the top element does not meet the side element at a right angle. 13. The battery grid of claim 1, further comprising a buffer zone provided within the frame. 14. The battery grid of claim 13, wherein the plurality of wires comprise a plurality of wires extending between the top element and the bottom element and wherein the buffer zone comprises a discontinuity in at least one of the plurality of wires extending between the top element and the bottom element. 15. The battery grid of claim 1, further comprising a rounded corner of the frame between the top element and at least one of the first side element and the second side element that is configured to absorb stress caused by growth of the grid. 16. The battery grid of claim 1, wherein the battery grid comprises a plurality of growth reduction features provided in the battery grid that are configured to reduce the amount of growth of the battery grid in the first direction due to corrosion of the battery grid during the life of the battery grid. 17. A lead-acid battery with the battery grid of claim 1.