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| Development of Electro-Chemical Capacitors Supercapacitors |
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Context New low-cost methods are required of storing surges of electrical power in hybrid vehicles to extend the life of vehicle batteries Aims To develop materials for a new generation of super-capacitor using electro-chemical polarisation in electrode matrices by adding ionic functionality to a matrix consisting of a conjugated carbon-nitrogen backbone based on poly-acrylonitrile (PAN) precursors. Method Characterise commercially available PAN fibres for molecular weight and nitrogen content. Evaluate thermally restructured samples of the fibres by doping and electrochemical cell construction. Process and package the most promising materials as super-capacitors Evaluate the electrical and environmental performance of the super-capacitors Carry out production costing and feasibility studies Benefits The potential large-scale introduction of electro-chemical capacitors in a range of vehicle applications showing Lower component cost Reduced battery size and prolonged battery life Improved hybrid powertrain efficiency A lowering of the barriers to commercial viability of zero and low emission drivelines Participants HILtech Developments Ltd Rover Group Hawker Group Lexcel Technology Ltd DERA University of Reading |
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