Directory of Capacitors Resources

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Capacitors use electric fields (rather than chemical changes, motion, or potential energy) to store energy, and charge and discharge faster than batteries. Ratings are usually in Farads (Coulombs per Volt).

Resources in This Category

• All About Circuits - Capacitors

  http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_1/chpt_13/index.html
  An introduction to capacitors. Theory, pictures, links to other parts of a web-book of electrical theory.

• Capacitors: What Good Are They?

  http://www.williamson-labs.com/480_rlc-c.htm
  Short description of a fundamental capacitor, and units used to measure capacitance. Illustrations of capacitors in electronic circuits, with animation.

• Green Car Congress: Holden (GM) and CSIRO Working on Next-Gen Supercaps

  http://www.greencarcongress.com/2004/11/holden_gm_and_c.html
  Australian groups partnering on components for electric vehicles.

• Maxwell Licenses Ultracapacitor Technology To Shanghai Group

  http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/04/maxwell_license.html
  to enhance reliability and efficiency of electric power infrastructure.

• Supercapacitor

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercapacitor
  Wikipedia entry includes picture, history, applications, Ragone plot, diagram, links, and current state.

• The Charge of the Ultra - Capacitors

  http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/nov07/5636
  Nanotechnology takes energy storage beyond batteries [IEEE Spectrum]

• The Dark Horse in the Race to Power Hybrid Cars

  http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-dark-horse-in-race-to/
  Are ultracapacitors the key to making hybrids king of the auto market? [Scientific American]

• UltraCapacitors and SuperCapacitors

  http://www.ultracapacitors.org/
  Information on how an ultracapacitor works, manufacturers, uses, and links to news.

• Ultracapacitors Challenge the Battery

  http://www.worldandi.com/subscribers/feature_detail.asp?num=23938
  article written by chair of group devoted to promoting ultracapacitor technology includes web addresses of makers.

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