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Super Capacitors as

Energy Storage Element

Seminar

Agenda

Background
Why Supercapacitors
Construction Details of Supercapacitors
Electrical Models
Simulation of Basic Supercapacitor
model
Supercapacitor Applications
Conclusion

Background
What is Energy Storage:
Energy storage is a mechanism to storeuseful
energywhich can then be used in future.
With increase in renewable energy generation
like, Wind, Solar- Energy storage has become
crucial.
Types of Energy Storage systems

Flywheel Energy Storage


Batteries
Pumped Hydro Electric Stations
Supercapacitor Energy Storage

Why Supercapacitors
Supercapacitor
Also called as EDLC (Electric Double layer
Capacitor)
Ultracapacitor

Features
High Power Density
High energy
Longer Cycle Life
High Capacitance

Electrodes
coated
Supercapacitor
Details
with activated
carbon

Provide increased
area for charge
deposition

Separator soaked
in electrolyte
Separator is
Cellulose (paper) or
Fibre Glass

Forms Equivalent
of 2 series
capacitance

Electrical Equivalents
RLC Equivalent
Circuit

Exact Equivalent
Circuit

Approximated
circuit

Matlab Simulation of Approximated


model

Charging Curve

Discharging Curve

Energy Variation

Application of
Supercapacitor
Useful in hybrid electric vehicles, used in
conjunction with the batteries.
Can be used in Renewable energy
systems to avoid fluctuation of Voltage.
Small valued capacitors are used in
Memories.

Advantages and
Disadvantages
Advantages
Wide operating temperature
High Power density
Fast Charging
Long cycle life

Disadvantages
Low Energy when compared to batteries,
cannot supply power for longer durations.
Cannot be used with AC/ High Frequencies.

Refereces
Camara B M, Hamid G, Dakyo B, Supercapacitors Modelling
and Integration in Transport Applications.
Supercapacitors: A Brief Overview by Marlin S Halper,
James C Ellenbogen
Cultura A B, Salameh Z M, Modelling, Evaluation and
Simulation of a Supercapacitor Module for Energy Storage
Application
Elena Danila, Dorin Dumitru Lucache, Gheorge Linint,
Models and modelling the supercapacitors for defined
application.
https://www.tecategroup.com/ultracapacitors-supercapacitor
s/military-applications.php
http://energystorage.org/energy-storage/applications-ener
gy-storage-technology
http://www.supercapacitors.org/links.htm

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