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Product category: Capacitors
News Release from: Acal Components | Subject: SuperCaps
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 30 June 2006
Top capacitance for double-layer
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The new SuperCap double-layer capacitors achieve capacitance values up to 300F, or one million times higher than conventional capacitors of comparable size
Developed and manufactured by Wima, SuperCaps can be used to replace, protect or support batteries whilst offering considerably higher discharge currents Applications will include automotive systems such as steer-by-wire, brake-by-wire, stability control and battery lifetime-extension in hybrid cars, as well as pitch control in wind turbines, battery-support in diesel-electric drives and energy regeneration in rail systems and short-term storage in Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)