High Power Electrochemical Capacitors

Abstract

Electrochemical supercapacitors are rechargeable electrochemical energy storage devices similar to batteries, but with different performance characteristics. Supercapacitors can store more power in a smaller volume and often at a lower cost. In contrast to batteries, supercapacitors have incredibly long cycle life (> 1000,000 cycles), and could be charged in less than a second. Their unique characteristics allow them to complement batteries in applications where high power and low weight are essential, including directed-energy weapons, compact pulsed power, mobile power quality devices, and peak power sources for aircraft and electric vehicles. In our project we focus on materials for high energy / high power supercapacitors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 23, 2012
Accession Number
ADA567578

Entities

People

  • Gleb Yushin

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Materials
  • Capacitance
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Chemical Vapor Deposition
  • Chemistry
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Electrochemical Capacitors
  • Electrochemical Energy Storage
  • Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • Ionic Liquids
  • Lithium Ion Batteries
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Nanocomposites
  • Nanotechnology

Readers

  • Battery Technology and Engineering
  • Electrochemical Surface Science
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy