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Supercapacitors: Improving STATCOM Ops, Enhancing Grid Stability

Supercapacitors: Improving STATCOM Ops, Enhancing Grid Stability

Grid operators can improve power quality, stabilize voltages, and achieve stability using static synchronous compensators.


Hybrid Supercaps Offer Higher Energy Densities for Tight Spaces

Hybrid Supercaps Offer Higher Energy Densities for Tight Spaces

Tecate Group’s lithium-ion capacitors have higher energy density and wider capacitance range for board-level backup power and energy storage…


new products Oct 21, 2024 by Mike Falter
Supercapacitors vs. Batteries for Cold-Weather Engine Starts

Supercapacitors vs. Batteries for Cold-Weather Engine Starts

Cold climates present engine-starting challenges. Here’s how batteries compare to supercapacitors for cold-weather engine starts.


TBS 2024: Innovations for Batteries, EVs and More

TBS 2024: Innovations for Batteries, EVs and More

What’s new in battery technology, energy storage, and electric vehicles? EEPower visited The Battery Show to find out.


Troubleshooting Single-Phase Induction Motors

Troubleshooting Single-Phase Induction Motors

Learn how to troubleshoot single-phase induction motors, from diagnosis to fault repair.


Calculating DC-Link Capacitance for xEV Powertrains

Calculating DC-Link Capacitance for xEV Powertrains

There are many formulas to calculate DC-link capacitance in pulse-width modulated inverters of electric vehicles. This article illustrates a fast…


‘Super’ Energy Storage for AI Data Centers

‘Super’ Energy Storage for AI Data Centers

Flex and Musashi Energy Solutions will collaborate to develop a hybrid supercapacitor energy solution to meet data center power demands.


News Aug 26, 2024 by Liam Critchley
TI Devises Size-Saving Magnetic Packaging for New Power Module

TI Devises Size-Saving Magnetic Packaging for New Power Module

Texas Instruments has lifted the curtain on six new DC-DC power supply modules with improved thermal, EMI, and efficiency performance.


Li-Ion Meets Supercapacitor: Hybrid Combines Best of Both Worlds

Li-Ion Meets Supercapacitor: Hybrid Combines Best of Both Worlds

Abracon’s hybrid supercapacitors blend supercapacitors’ fast charge/discharge rates with lithium-ion batteries’ long-term storage potential.


News Jul 13, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Law Bending: More Ion Flow, Faster Charging Supercapacitors

Law Bending: More Ion Flow, Faster Charging Supercapacitors

Research yields insights on ion flow dynamics and pore connectivity, charting a path toward faster charging in supercapacitors.


Help or Hindrance? Navigating High-Voltage ICs for EVs

Help or Hindrance? Navigating High-Voltage ICs for EVs

Electric vehicles adopt high battery voltage to speed up charging times, extend range, and increase energy capture. Advanced integrated circuits…


tech insights Jun 20, 2024 by Jack Shaw
Novel Energy Storage Capacitors Set to Replace Batteries

Novel Energy Storage Capacitors Set to Replace Batteries

Researchers have identified a material structure to enhance the energy storage capacity of capacitors. 


tech insights May 30, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Innovative Cell Powers Remote IoT Devices

Innovative Cell Powers Remote IoT Devices

The pyroelectrochemical cell can convert surrounding heat into energy, which greatly affects powering devices in remote areas.


New Capacitors Feature Commercial-Grade Endurance Ratings

New Capacitors Feature Commercial-Grade Endurance Ratings

The latest surface-mount AEK Series wet aluminum V-chip capacitors showcased low equivalent series resistance and impedance.


new products Apr 13, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Angling for Wind: Pitch Energy Modules Using Ultracapacitors

Angling for Wind: Pitch Energy Modules Using Ultracapacitors

The installation of over 50,000 pitch energy modules signifies North America's most extensive ultracapacitor retrofit.


News Apr 05, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Hitachi Energy, TransnetBW Team Up for Supercapacitor Grid Deal

Hitachi Energy, TransnetBW Team Up for Supercapacitor Grid Deal

Hitachi Energy partners with TransnetBW to advance renewable energy growth and grid resilience with supercapacitors.


News Mar 12, 2024 by Jake Hertz
TDK’s Single-Phase EMI Filters Target Conducted Emissions

TDK’s Single-Phase EMI Filters Target Conducted Emissions

The filters have insertion losses of 80 dB in differential mode and leakage currents below 2 mA. This article will review EMI on power lines, the…


new products Feb 10, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Quad-Channel Digital Isolators Combine Safety, Isolation and Low Latency

Quad-Channel Digital Isolators Combine Safety, Isolation and Low Latency

The Novosense digital isolators combine robust safety and isolation with low latency for high-speed applications.


new products Feb 03, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Supercapacitor, Lithium-Ion Combo Improves Energy Storage

Supercapacitor, Lithium-Ion Combo Improves Energy Storage

Research demonstrates the energy-efficiency benefits of hybrid power systems combining supercapacitors and lithium-ion batteries.


tech insights Jan 31, 2024 by Jake Hertz
X-Capacitor Series Offers Improved EMI/RFI Protection

X-Capacitor Series Offers Improved EMI/RFI Protection

Cornell Dubilier’s MXT series of X-capacitors meets some critical safety standards.


new products Dec 31, 2023 by Jake Hertz