Abstract
Electrical storage components such as ultracapacitors (UC) have received significant attention from various industrial sectors, from electric vehicles to renewable power plants. This article presents the investigations on dynamic properties of asymmetric Li-ion hybrid (CPQ2300S: 2300 F, 2.2–3.8 V, JSR Co., Tokyo, Japan) and symmetric double-layer (BCAP3400: 3400 F, 2.85 V, Maxwell Technologies Co., San Diego, CA, USA) ultracapacitors. The internal resistance and capacitance of both UCs were slightly changed with respect to current and voltage alterations, but these changes were more prominent for the Li-ion UC. The internal resistance of the Li-ion UC became five times larger and its capacitance decreased significantly when the temperature decreased from +25 °C to −20 °C. More importantly, the double-layer UC exhibited nearly constant capacitance for a wide range of temperature changes (0 °C to −40 °C), although internal resistance increased somewhat. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analysis of both UCs was performed for the frequency range of 1 Hz–1 kHz and in the temperature range from −15 °C to +30 °C. It was observed that the temperature effects were much more pronounced for the asymmetric Li-ion UC than that of the symmetric double-layer UC. This work also proposes an improved equivalent circuit model based on an infinite number of resistance-capacitance (r–C) chains. The characteristic behavior of symmetric UCs can be explained precisely by the proposed model. This model is also applicable to asymmetric UCs, but with less precision.
Highlights
Many novel technologies, such as electrical transportation, communication, renewable energies, and others, require efficient energy storage devices
Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analysis of both UCs was performed for the frequency range of 1 Hz–1 kHz and in the temperature range from −15 ◦ C to +30 ◦ C
This work proposes an improved equivalent circuit model based on an infinite number of resistance-capacitance (r–C) chains
Summary
Many novel technologies, such as electrical transportation, communication, renewable energies, and others, require efficient energy storage devices. The current status of energy storage technologies is far from the required demands. Ever-increasing energy demands from various industries challenge the research community to make breakthroughs in the performance of energy storage devices to reach a higher level. These circumstances have led to the development of new storage technologies as well as to the enhanced performance of existing energy storage devices. UCs are gaining popularity in many industries as a reliable energy storage device because of their specific properties: larger capacitance, high power density, high energy density, and fast charging. Li-ion and Electronics 2019, 8, 891; doi:10.3390/electronics8080891 www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics
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