News Articles with Category: Power System Analysis
November 29, 2011 – via Drexel University
In a piece published in the November 18 edition of Science, Gogotsi, who is the head of the A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute, calls for a new, standardized gauge of performance measurement for energy storage devices that are as small as those used in cell phones to as large as those used in the national energy grid.
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July 27, 2011 – via Nanowerk News
Fuel cells and lithium-ion traction batteries will increasingly be seen working together in driving land, sea and air vehicles.
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July 12, 2011 – via Clean Tech
Put simply, ultracapacitors are some of the best devices around for delivering a quick surge of power. Because an ultracapacitor stores energy in an electric field, rather than in a chemical reaction, it can survive hundreds of thousands more charge and discharge cycles than a battery can.
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June 29, 2011 – via Clean Tech
Damage from extended exposure to high temperatures and a lot of charging and discharging cycles eventually starts to break down the process of the lithium ions traveling back and forth between electrodes.
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