Product category: Capacitors
News Release from: Maxwell Technologies | Subject: HTM BMOD0018-P390 ultracapacitor
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 21 March 2007
Ultracapacitor for heavy duty applications
A rugged 390V Boostcap ultracapacitor module provides scalable energy storage and power delivery for heavy hybrid and electric vehicles and heavy duty industrial applications requiring up to 1,170V
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Maxwell Technologies has introduced a rugged 390V Boostcap ultracapacitor module to provide scalable, easy-to-integrate, energy storage and power delivery for heavy hybrid and electric vehicles and heavy duty industrial applications requiring up to 1,170V. The new Heavy Duty Transportation (HTM) module delivers high performance, reliability and long operational life for vehicles and industrial systems that use electrical energy to enhance their efficiency and environmental compatibility.
The newest addition to Maxwell's HTM product family has enhanced integration technology and up to 2.8 times greater energy storage than earlier products.
'Ultracapacitor-based products increase the efficiency of systems that consume electrical energy, which saves fuel or grid power, thereby reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants associated with conventional internal combustion vehicles and energy generation', says Dr Richard Balanson, Maxwell's President and Chief Executive Officer.
'This rugged, high-performance, module is designed specifically to meet the demanding requirements of regenerative braking systems in hybrid and electric buses, trucks, electric rail and other heavy vehicles, as well as cranes and other heavy-duty industrial applications'.
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The new module meets or exceeds transportation industry requirements for W-hr of energy storage and W/kg of power delivery.
It is designed to perform reliably through one million or more deep discharge cycles, or about 15 years of operational life for most vehicles or industrial systems.
It has integrated voltage management circuitry and monitoring capabilities and highly efficient, fan-driven, forced-air cooling that ensures good thermal performance at high continuous currents.
'In addition to efficiently managing thermal loads under high current cycling conditions, this module is built to withstand the harsh environments, shock, vibration and extremely demanding duty cycles that are typical with heavy transportation applications', says Michael Everett, Maxwell's Vice President and Chief Technical Officer.
'Improvements in module design and advancing cell performance through material science are enabling enhancedcapability and robustness while significantly reducing manufacturing cost'.
The self-cooled HTM BMOD0018-P390 is encased in a rugged, splash- and dust-proof, IP65-compliant, aluminium chassis.
Each module is rated at 18F, and up to three modules may be linked in series to deliver a total of 1,170V.
Maxwell also offers standard 16, 48 and 125V modules, and a 'Quick-Turn' program that offers shipment within 14 days of receipt of a customer purchase order for custom-configured modules for applications requiring up to 540V.
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