Sentences with phrase «with ultracapacitors»

But then I discovered that Mike had written about a different «nanotech breakthrough» dealing with ultracapacitors, this time from researchers in China and not Texas.

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Paired with ultracapacitors, batteries wouldn't need to deliver bursts of power and so could be made with just a few layers of very thick electrodes, reducing the amount of supporting material needed.

At MIT researchers are working to replace conventional batteries with ultracapacitors, which can be recharged far more quickly and last more than 10 years (see story # 92, «Capacitors Could Replace Batteries»).

In China, fleets of hybrid diesel buses are equipped with ultracapacitors that charge up swiftly from regenerative braking systems, and later accelerate the bus until the diesel engine can take over.

The man once so enamoured with ultracapacitors hasn't entirely lost faith, then.

How about hybrid with a ultracapacitor pack?

Not exact matches

We know that Elon Musk toyed with a PhD studying ultracapacitors before quitting for his first Silicon Valley start - up.

AFS Trinity Power in Bellevue, Washington, recently displayed a modified hybrid SUV that uses ultracapacitors alongside batteries and an internal combustion engine, and major manufacturers such as Honda and Toyota have also been experimenting with the technology.

In February researchers led by MIT engineer Joel Schindall unveiled an ultracapacitor whose plates are covered with a dense carpet of straw - shaped carbon molecules, or carbon nanotubes.

Chosen from 3700 applicants, FastCAP will receive $ 5 million over 2.5 years to work with MIT to develop and commercialize an energy storage system based on «ultracapacitors» of enhanced capacity.

Maxwell Technologies» recent contract win to supply Zhejiang Geely with a complete ultracapacitor module for use in mild - hybrid vehicles marks a turning point both for the company and the advanced energy - storage technology.

Using ultracapacitor energy storage to further reduce life cycle costs, this next - generation hybrid bus has achieved Ultra Low Emission Bus certification with 37 % lower greenhouse gas... Read more →

«Nanotube - enhanced ultracapacitors would combine the long life and high power characteristics of a commercial ultracapacitor with the higher energy storage density normally available only from a chemical battery.»

The ultracapacitors and electronics needed to coordinate them with the batteries could cost between $ 500 and $ 1,000, resulting in hundreds of dollars of net savings.

This is why ultracapacitors, with their ability to release quick jolts of electricity and to absorb this energy just as fast, are ideal today as a complement to batteries or fuel cells in electric - drive vehicles.

In plug - in hybrids, which require much more energy, ultracapacitors would need to be paired with batteries, and this would require complex electronics to coordinate between the two energy storage devices.

If, however, ultracapacitors were paired with batteries, they could protect batteries from intense bursts of power, Bohn says, such as those needed for acceleration, thereby extending the life of the batteries.

-LSB-...] If ultracapacitors were paired with batteries, they could protect batteries from intense bursts of power, Bohn says, such as those needed for acceleration, thereby extending the life of the batteries.

With some incremental improvements (which are already happening), this could become very practical and it wouldn't be surprising if in the near future we saw some electric buses using ultracapacitors instead of heavier and more expensive chemical batteries.