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Article

Supercapacitor Enhanced Battery Traction Systems – Concept Evaluation

by
Frederik Van Mulders
1,*,
Jean-Marc Timmermans
2,
Zach McCaffrey
2,
Joeri Van Mierlo
2 and
Peter Van den Bossche
2
1
Erasmushogeschool Brussel, IWT, Nijverheidskaai 170, B-1070 Anderlecht
2
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, IR-ETEC, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Elsene
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
World Electr. Veh. J. 2008, 2(2), 120-133; https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj2020120
Published: 27 June 2008
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Abstract

This review paper gives an overview of state-of-the-art technology regarding supercapacitors, briefly discusses the aspect of supercapacitor balancing and compares and assesses two system designs incorporating supercapacitors, batteries and in one case with an interconnected converter. Supercapacitors offer a high power density and long life cycle and could improve a battery-only setup subjected to peak loads. An electric kart test setup will be used to evaluate a simple direct parallel connection between the batteries and the supercapacitor bank. Measurements on a more advanced setup, incorporating an interconnected converter between the batteries and supercapacitors, will illustrate the effect of such an implementation compared to a plain parallel connected setup.
Keywords: Supercapacitors; Batteries; Converter; Peak Power; Power Management Supercapacitors; Batteries; Converter; Peak Power; Power Management

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Van Mulders, F.; Timmermans, J.-M.; McCaffrey, Z.; Van Mierlo, J.; Van den Bossche, P. Supercapacitor Enhanced Battery Traction Systems – Concept Evaluation. World Electr. Veh. J. 2008, 2, 120-133. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj2020120

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Van Mulders F, Timmermans J-M, McCaffrey Z, Van Mierlo J, Van den Bossche P. Supercapacitor Enhanced Battery Traction Systems – Concept Evaluation. World Electric Vehicle Journal. 2008; 2(2):120-133. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj2020120

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Van Mulders, Frederik, Jean-Marc Timmermans, Zach McCaffrey, Joeri Van Mierlo, and Peter Van den Bossche. 2008. "Supercapacitor Enhanced Battery Traction Systems – Concept Evaluation" World Electric Vehicle Journal 2, no. 2: 120-133. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj2020120

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