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A Short Primer on Ultracapacitors

By Tom Bartley • May 18th, 2009 • Category: Battery Technology for Hybrid and Electric Cars

Ultracapacitors are super high capacity versions of electric capacitor components that store energy in an electric field. Here’s a primer on ultracapacitors.



Design Considerations for Keeping Your Battery Pack in Top Performance: Balancing and Equalization vs. Pack Monitoring

By Tom Bartley • Mar 28th, 2009 • Category: Battery Technology for Hybrid and Electric Cars

Battery pack balancing and equalization management is the regulation or protection of individual battery cells from hitting the maximum or minimum limits when fully charging or discharging the whole pack, and is an important element to keeping the battery pack at optimum performance.