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| New line of 'Energy' ultracapacitor products Maxwell Technologies, Inc. has introduced 16 new Energy-type Boostcap ultracapacitor cells and multi-cell modules. The company is leveraging its cell and module architecture and electrode technology to produce a line of six Energy-type cell sizes with capacitances of 350, 650, 1,200, 1,500, 2,000 and 2,600 farads, along with 10 fully-integrated multi-cell modules based on the new cells. The Energy-type Boostcap products will offer customers cells and modules specifically engineered to provide lower cost solutions for UPS, telecommunications and other light duty industrial electronics applications. All of Maxwell’s multi-cell modules are specifically designed to meet end-user requirements for durability and maintenance-free operation. They include internal cell balancing that give designers 'plug and play' solutions, plus module-to-module balancing that makes them versatile building blocks for systems with higher voltage requirements. Boostcap ultracapacitors deliver up to 10 times the power and longevity of batteries, require no maintenance and operate reliably in extreme temperatures. In transportation applications, they efficiently recapture energy from braking for reuse in hybrid drive trains, reducing fuel consumption and emissions. They also provide compact, lightweight, 'life-of-the vehicle' solutions to stabilize automotive power networks and power new, all-electric subsystems, such as drive-by-wire steering. In mission critical industrial applications, where backup power is critical for continued operation or a soft shutdown in the event of power interruptions, they provide reliable, cost-effective, maintenance-free energy storage. In wind turbine blade pitch and braking systems and other industrial applications, they provide a simple, solid state, highly reliable, solution to buffer short-term mismatches between the power available and the power required. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |