Sep
15
The Automotive Generator Set Competition Starts Here
September 15, 2009 | 8 Comments
Lotus Engineering, a division of Lotus, one of the world’s renowned automotive consultants unveiled its Range Extender Engine at the 63rd Frankfurt International Motor Show. Used in series hybrid vehicles, Range Extender Engines are coupled to an electrical generator to provide a highly efficient source of energy to power the electric motor directly or charge […]
Sep
9
Making the Most of Your Energy Density
September 9, 2009 | 7 Comments
Some studies have demonstrated that a simple parallel connection of an ultracapacitor to a low-cost alkaline battery can duplicate the performance characteristics of a lithium-ion battery. Now on the market is an ultracapacitor kit for forklifts using lead acid for the energy density storage and Ioxus ultracapacitors for the power density. Better yet in many […]
Aug
31
EEStor Signs a Major New Contract
August 31, 2009 | 6 Comments
EEStor, the now famed ultracapacitor maker of the future is one step closer to having a product coming to market. Last week saw information escape that EEStor has contracted with Polarity of Rancho Cordova, California to design and specify the construction details of the ultracapacitor’s power converter. A power converter would ideally provide a combined […]
Aug
21
Simulating Carbon Ultracapacitor Performance in Cars
August 21, 2009 | 9 Comments
With the bulk of the energy issues centered on transport fuels sourced from oil, excepting the pollution and CO2 matter that coal offers, the pressure has mounted on the major oil use – worldwide personal transport vehicles, the dream realized by many and desired by many many more. When someone critically views the impacts that […]
Jul
31
Micro Power Is Getting Bigger and Smaller
July 31, 2009 | 4 Comments
Driven by the vision of our society one day being basically self-propelled, a team of University of Houston scientists has set out to both amplify and provoke that potential in materials known as piezoelectrics, which naturally produce electricity when literally subjected to strain. Engineers at Leeds in the U.K. are developing a way to capture […]
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