Image of How to Use a Single Supercapacitor as Backup Power for a 5 Volt Supply How to Use a Single Supercapacitor as Backup Power for a 5-Volt Supply Publish Date: 2022-12-02

Use reversible voltage regulators to build simple and compact supercapacitor backup circuits.

Can DC Microgrids Help Ensure Stable and Efficient Smart Energy? Publish Date: 2017-02-14

An overview of DC microgrid structure and supercapacitor backup energy storage.

Harvesting the Energy of Motion in Automotive Designs Publish Date: 2015-08-19

A look at the technology of kinetic energy recovery systems (KERS) to harvest energy from the motion of a vehicle including the different types of technologies.

Using Ultracapacitors for Voltage Stabilization Publish Date: 2015-04-15

Maxwell Technologies, Inc. discusses their ultracapacitors and their potential uses for voltage stabilization in automotive and large-scale industrial markets.

Ultracapacitor 101

What is an ultracapacitor?

Eize de Vries interviews Maxwell Technologies' Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Wolfgang Beez, about Maxwell Technologies and the advantages of using ultracapacitors in the renewable energy sector.

Supercapacitor Options for Energy-Harvesting Systems Publish Date: 2013-08-07

Low-power microcontrollers have done much to improve longevity in energy-harvesting systems.

Digi-Key Corporation and Maxwell Technologies Sign Global Distribution Agreement Publish Date: 2012-05-22

Digi-Key Corporation today announced the signing of a global distribution agreement and will now distribute Maxwell Technologies products worldwide.

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Maxwell products are designed and built to provide failure-free performance for the life of the most demanding applications.

48V Modules

This is Maxwell's data sheet for their 48V modules.

56V Module

This is Maxwell's data sheet for their 56V module.

160V Module

This is the data sheet for Maxwell's 160V module.

Ultracapacitor Usage in Wind Turbine Pitch Control Systems

Ultracapacitors have significant advantages over batteries such as high power density, high efficiency, long service life, predictable aging, wide operating temperature range, and light weight.

BC Series Datasheet - Maxwell Technologies Inc Publish Date: 1970-01-01

View BC Series Datasheet from Maxwell Technologies Inc at DigiKey.

Design Considerations for Ultracapacitors

Maxwell's white paper provides an overview of some of the key performance characteristics and design issues of ultracapacitors.

Product Comparison Matrix

This product comparison matrix compares various Maxwell ultracapacitors.

BC Series Ultracapacitors

This is Maxwell's data sheet for their BC series ultracapacitors.

16V Small Cell Module

Maxwell's data sheet for their 16V small cell module.

Ultracapacitor Cell Sizing

This application note from Maxwell gives some general information on ultracapacitor characteristics and cell sizing.

HC Series Ultracapacitors

This is Maxwell's data sheet for their HC series ultracapacitors.