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Introduction
Trains
Trucks
Cranes
Why supercapacitors are ideal for the transportation market
Introduction
Supercapacitors have already been utilized in heavy transportation for years, and with an ever growing demand for fuel efficiency and emissions controls, will be expected to grow in usage over time.
Usage has already been applied for regenerative braking in hybrid buses and trucks, as well as diesel engines for trucks and trains.
Trains
By means of a supercapacitor, the kinetic energy recovered from a train braking can then be utilized to accelerate it. Energy efficiency is greatly improved in this way, and strain on the grid is heavily reduced. As such, supercapacitors find great use in locomotive trains, in that they provide engine start power.
Trucks
Trucks worldwide are discovering the supercapacitor’s capability to provide bursts of power used to start diesel engines, and replacing the previously fuel consuming and carbon emitting lead acid batteries with a more reliable and cleaner energy provider. The ability to work even under cold weather prolong’s the truck’s service life as well.
Cranes
Energy utilized by cranes during lowering, braking, and releasing are all handled expertly by the supercapacitor. This has led to downsizing of diesel engines, as power can now be extracted from the ultracapacitor as opposed to the engine.
-High power necessities with heavy transportation
The added power density produced by supercapacitors greatly benefit large vehicles and machinery.
The added power density produced by supercapacitors greatly benefit large vehicles and machinery.