Supercapacitors: A Brief Overview

Approved for Public Release; Distribution Unlimited Case # 06-0667. Supercapacitors: A Brief Overview Marin S. Halper March 2006. James C. Ellenbogen MP 05W0000272. MITRE. McLean, Virginia Supercapacitors: A Brief Overview Marin S. Halper March 2006. James C. Ellenbogen MP 05W0000272. MITRE Nanosystems Group e-mail: WWW: Sponsor ITIC. Project Nos. 15055224. Dept. W90N. Approved for public release;. distribution unlimited. Copyright 2006 by The MITRE Corporation, McLean, Virginia, USA. All rights reserved. Abstract A new technology, the supercapacitor, has emerged with the potential to enable major advances in energy storage. Supercapacitors are governed by the same fundamental equations as conventional capacitors, but utilize higher surface area electrodes and thinner dielectrics to achieve greater capacitances. This allows for energy densities greater than those of conventional capacitors and power densities greater than those of batteries. As a result, supercapacitors may become an attractive power solution for an increasing number of applications.

much thinner dielectrics that decrease the distance D between the electrodes. Thus, from Eqs. 2 and 3, this leads to an increase in both capacitance and energy. Furthermore, by maintaining the low ESR characteristic of conventional capacitors, supercapacitors also are …

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