Maxwell Introduces ‘C-CELL’ BOOSTCAP Ultracapacitor Products for Industrial And Transportation Applications
Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MXWL) announced that it has introduced BOOSTCAPR Energy- and Power-type "C-Cell" ultracapacitor cells and multi-cell packs to provide high-performance, "life-of-the system" alternatives to batteries for a wide range of industrial and transportation applications.
Dr. Richard Balanson, Maxwell's president and chief executive officer, said that the new 2.5-volt cells have the same external dimensions but weigh just one-third as much as the familiar C-size battery, and are designed for easy mounting on printed circuit boards and in other electrical devices and systems. Representative applications include ind strial robotics, actuators, telecommunications power buffering and back-up, aircraft door and air bag actuation, distributed power nodes for automotive subsystems and solar energy system augmentation.
"Global demand for ultracapacitor-based energy storage and power delivery solutions is growing rapidly, and we are committed to providing the industry's most complete single- and multi-cell product portfolio," Balanson said. "The new C-cell is the only product of its size and capacitance that is hermetically sealed through a proven double seaming process to ensure long life and reliability."
Michael Everett, Maxwell's vice president and chief technical officer, said the 120-farad BCAP0120 P250 Power-type C-cell is engineered specifically for high-cycling applications that require the lowest equivalent series resistance (ESR) and highest efficiency, while the 140-farad BCAP0140 E250 Energy version is designed to provide more economical solutions for lighter duty applications. Each also is available in a fully integrated six-cell, 15-volt, pack.
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.
