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From: Paul H. Christiansen3/15/2017 2:54:47 AM
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Supercapacitors – A Brief Overview for Investors

Elon Musk has dedicated a huge chunk of resources (not to mention a large area of the Nevada desert) to lithium-ion batteries, but even he thinks supercapacitors are the future of energy storage technology. Supercapacitors – also called supercaps, ultracapacitors, or more accurately, electric double-layer capacitors – are similar to batteries in that they store energy through electrical charge and discharge, but they have the potential to be incredibly powerful, and wicked fast.

Supercapacitors have a much lower density than batteries. They hold less of a charge per volume than batteries, and the process of charging and recharging doesn’t involve any chemical reactions. Instead, positive and negative electrolyte ions “stick” to the surface of the electrodes when charging, and “hop off” during discharge. Without the need for a chemical reaction, the speed of charge and discharge is incredible: think of a near future in which an electric vehicle can charge faster than it takes to fill up your car with gas, and take you just as far.

Supercapacitor technology is promising, but two main reasons have prevented it from totally taking over the energy storage market.

1. Supercapacitors are not dense enough so that it’s hardly compact enough to use in an electric vehicle or a smartphone.

2. Supercapacitors have a very high power output for only a few seconds

http://www.nanalyze.com/2017/03/supercapacitors-brief-overview/

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