A physical based model of power electric double-layer supercapacitors

Recent developments in the field of supercapacitors have led to the achievement of high specific energy and high specific power devices. Due to capacitances of several hundred farads and serial resistances of less than one milliohm, these new components are suitable for energy storage in high power electronic applications, especially in the field of management of embarked electrical power (hybrid power sources, energy recovery). This paper presents the theory, characterisation and experimental validation of an accurate electric double-layer supercapacitor model based on the physics of phenomena governing charges storage, which theoretically leads to a transmission line with voltage dependant distributed capacitance.

[1]  A. Degiovanni.  Conduction dans un “mur” multicouche avec sources: extension de la notion de quadripole , 1988 .

[2]  R. Bonert,et al.  Characterization of double-layer capacitors (DLCs) for power electronics applications , 1998, Conference Record of 1998 IEEE Industry Applications Conference. Thirty-Third IAS Annual Meeting (Cat. No.98CH36242).

[3]  R. Bonert,et al.  Measurement techniques for the evaluation of double-layer power capacitors , 1997, IAS '97. Conference Record of the 1997 IEEE Industry Applications Conference Thirty-Second IAS Annual Meeting.

[4]  Michio Okamura.  A basic study on power storage capacitor systems , 1996 .

[5]  M.F. Rose,et al.  High energy density double-layer capacitors for energy storage applications , 1992, IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine.

[6]  C. R. Johnson,et al.  Limiting factors for carbon-based chemical double-layer capacitors , 1994 .

[7]  J. Dorkel,et al.  A two-port network formalism for 3D heat conduction analysis in multilayered media , 1993 .

[8]  S. Mark Halpin,et al.  Design considerations for single-phase uninterruptible power supplies using double-layer capacitors as the energy storage element , 1996, IAS '96. Conference Record of the 1996 IEEE Industry Applications Conference Thirty-First IAS Annual Meeting.