Maxwell, Boost capacitors

Ultracapacitor provides low cost energy storage solutions for industrial applications

News Release from: Maxwell Technologies
01/03/2006

Maxwell Technologies has introduced 16 new Energy-type BOOSTCAP® ultracapacitor cells and multi-cell modules as part of its strategy to better meet the diverse requirements of the automotive, transportation, industrial and consumer electronics markets.

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.