Thursday, March 24, 2011

Xelled Supercapacitor - Vinatech

These EDLC supercap have one-tenth of energy, but delivers over 10 times of power due to ultra low ESR. In Comparison with a Battery. A Lifetime of over 500,000 cycles.

Xelled Supercapacitor - Vinatech

Some Specs

  • Rating 2.5V / 2.7V
  • High power density (low internal resistance)
  • High electrical current, instant power back-up applied

Xelled Supercapacitor - Vinatech

From - Vinatech - LED Lighting, RF Solution, SoC, Discrete Devices for RF. Tantalum and EDLC capacitors.

Address - No. 303, Hyundai I Valley, 14-1 Dangdong, Gunposi, Gyeonggido - Korea

Elincom Electronics : Supercap

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Circuit Gear CGR-101 - Syscomp Electronic Design

An oscilloscope, waveform generator, and digital I/O port integrated into one small, low cost device. USB powered, no AC adaptor required.

Circuit Gear CGR-101 - Syscomp Electronic Design

Circuit Gear CGR-101 - Syscomp Electronic Design

The oscilloscope, generator, and digital I/O are operated from a software GUI (graphic user interface) included with the hardware. The software is open-source and source code is included.

Oscilloscope - dual channel, 10-bit

  • Maximum Sampling Rate - 20MS/s
  • Analog Bandwidth - 2 MHz
  • Input Voltage Span - +/-0.25Vpk to +/-25Vpk

Waveform Generator - DDS arbitrary waveform generator

  • Frequency Range - 0.1 Hz to 3 MHz
  • Frequency Resolution - 0.1 Hz
  • Output Amplitude - +/-3V
  • Sine, Square, Triangle, Ramp, Noise

From - Syscomp Electronic Design

EverCAP - Double Layer Capacitors - Nichicon

They have two types, High Power Density for a large current discharge. High Energy Density for a long backup time. Over a million Charge/Discharge cycles. High Efficiency. Capable of fully discharging to zero volts.

EverCAP - Double Layer Capacitors - Nichicon

JC Series Evercap from Nichicon

Some things to note for a design engineer. The EDLC or Electric Double Layer Capacitors ...

  • Note Specified Endurance and end of life.
  • Excess Vibration can alter Specs, Damage.
  • Caution - Never Exceed Maximum temperature.
  • Specs are very dependent on Temperature.
  • Maintain Low ripple current on Charge/Discharge.
  • It is Polarized like a Electrolytic cap.
  • No Heating Parts or Heatsink near the Cap.

JC Series Evercap from Nichicon

This is a snap-in terminal type. Good voltage holding property. Suitable for quick charge and discharge.

  • Temperature range : -25°C to + 60°C
  • Capacitance : 15F to 150F
  • Voltage : 2.5V
  • Leakage Current - 0.5 mA

From - Nichicon

DLCAP - Electric Double Layer Capacitor - Nippon

They have a range of Supercapacitors upto 2500F at 2.5V and Modules like 400F at 15V. There are two types Prismatic and Cylindrical. In comparison to batteries, multi-million cycles of charge-discharge is possible.

DLCAP - Electric Double Layer Capacitor - Nippon

Another feature is the high current charge-discharge ability, useful in many Industrial and Automotive Applications. A high charge-discharge efficiency makes an output efficiency of around 95% possible. These capacitors have become an useful part of Alternative Energy Electronics and Energy Harvesting. They also have applications in Electric and Hybrid Vehicles.

DLCAP - Electric Double Layer Capacitor - Nippon

Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors - Nippon

Nippon Chemi-Con. Products multilayer ceramic capacitors, film capacitors, metal oxide varistors, choke coils, optomechatronics and Aluminum electrolytic capacitors.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

K2 Series High Capacity Cells - Maxwell

The K2 Series ultracapacitors are a third generation design that provides 2.7 volt operating voltage while improving Maxwell's high performance and high reliability on a high volume manufacturing platform.

K2 Series High Capacity Cells - Maxwell

K2 Series High Capacity Cells - Maxwell

Some Features

  • 2.7 V operating voltage
  • Lowest RC time constant
  • Over 1,000,000 duty cycles
  • Ultra-low internal resistance

Some Specs of BCAP0650

  • Rated Capacitance - 650 F
  • Maximum ESR-DC - 0.8 mΩ
  • Rated Voltage - 2.70 V
  • Maximum Continuous Current - 54A RMS
  • Leakage Current, maximum - 1.5 mA

(Please see the datasheet for full specifications)

This type of caps are also an ideal source of back-up power. It can provide extended power availability, allowing critical information and functions to remain available during dips, sags, and outages in a power supply or battery change.

Maxwell - Energy and Power Delivery Solutions

"BOOSTCAP ultracapacitor cells and multi-cell packs and modules provide safe and reliable power solutions for applications in consumer and industrial electronics, transportation and telecommunications..."