Shell Carbon's activated carbon for ultracapacitor products are the world's leading high-performance production ultracapacitors. The quality is the most important to its capability.

It is warehouse with high electric energy, it elasticize speedy within 15 minutes. It will not overcharge, the electric energy is in high effect more than 95% as compare to commonly accumulator only 70%. The product have advantage of long shelf-life, charge and discharge range 30-1000 thousands times longer. Operate more reliably in high- and low-temperature conditions, require far less maintenance and reduce environmental issues associated with battery disposal. Extremely high electrical energy storage capacity and the ability to deliver bursts of high power and recharge rapidly from any energy source over hundreds of thousands of cycles make our ultracapacitors an ideal solution for a wide variety of applications.

With the extensive research & development, we successfully developed activated carbon for ultracapaitor for various industries. Ultracapacitors are widely used in the field of power, transportation, finance, communications and the military affair, etc. The great value of the actual applications provide a new energy storing means, which is highly efficient, low cost, and environment protecting, on the industrial production, social life and national defense.

The postage stamp-size small cell ultracapacitors extend battery life and enhance the performance and functionality of hand-held electronic devices, remote transmitting devices and toys.

Large cells are also available and can be linked together to form power packs of up to 500 cells to power initial acceleration, operate electrical subsystems and recapture energy from braking for cleaner, more fuel-efficient hybrid electric/internal combustion buses, trucks and automobiles. Shell Carbon offers several integrated module and pack solutions that are available with active or passive voltage balancing.

Working with system integrators and OEM partners, Shell Carbon Technologies can create solutions that can take full advantage of the ultracapacitor key characteristics:

• High reliability and cycle life 100,000 cycles plus
• Rapid recharge capability within minutes
• High power density
• Wider temperature range versus batteries
• No maintenance

Characteristics

Low power capacitors

Capacitors are probably the most common form of non-chemical energy storage and are widely used in low power applications.

Typical specification: 20 µF to 2 Farads 5.5 to 6.3 Volts

Supercapacitors or Ultracapacitors as they are also called, look very much like batteries. They have a low energy density of less than 15 Wh/Kg but very high power density 4,000 W/Kg. Voltage equalization to spread the available charge evenly between the capacitors in a series chain may also be needed for many applications.

Typical specification for automotive applications: 10 to 200 Farads 100 Volts

Advantages

Shortcomings

Applications

Capacitors are extensively used as power back-up for memory functions in a wide range of consumer products such as mobile phones, laptops and radio tuners.

Used in pulsed applications to share the load and for providing peak power assistance to reduce the duty cycle on the battery to prolong battery life in products or devices using mechanical actuators such as digital cameras. See also load sharing and used for energy storage for solar panels, and motor starters.

High power

The shortcomings above render supercapacitors unsuitable as primary power source for EV and HEV applications however their advantages make them ideal for temporary energy storage for capturing and storing the energy from regenerative braking and for providing a booster charge in response to sudden power demands.

Since the capacitor is normally connected in parallel with the battery in these applications, it can only be charged up to the battery upper voltage level and it can only be discharged down to the battery lower discharge level, leaving considerable unusable charge in the capacitor, thus limiting its effective or useful energy storage capacity. Using supercapacitors in EVs and HEVs to facilitate regenerative braking can add 15% to 25% to the range of the vehicle.

At the same time, supercapacitors can provide an effective short duration peak power boost allowing the prime battery to be downsized. It should be noted however that while supercapacitors can be used to provide the increased range and short term power, it is at the cost of considerable added weight and bulk of the system, and this should be weighed against the advantages of using higher capacity batteries.

Supercapacitors are also used to provide fast acting short term power back up for UPS applications. By combining a capacitor with a battery-based uninterruptible power supply system, the life of the batteries can be extended. The batteries provide power only during the longer interruptions, reducing the peak loads on the battery and permitting the use of smaller batteries.

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