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2007-01-26 Science & Technology

Battery-ultracapacitor to reduce battery problems

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Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-01-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Just when Com Ed is going to double our rates in Ill.

Oh well...

Posted by 3dc 2007-01-26 00:14|| 2007-01-26 00:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Sceptical in details, hopeful in principle.

Posted by gromgoru 2007-01-26 06:35|| 2007-01-26 06:35|| Front Page Top

#3 Yep. Has a taste of cold fusion about it. Still, sometimes there really are game changers.

Posted by Shipman 2007-01-26 07:30|| 2007-01-26 07:30|| Front Page Top

#4 COOL!!!!

Oh, I thought you said flux capacitor ...

Posted by Mizzou Mafia 2007-01-26 08:05|| 2007-01-26 08:05|| Front Page Top

#5 The problem with capacitors is that they want to discharge near instantly, if they"ve overcome this problem, then they"ve made a real life breakthrough.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-01-26 10:45|| 2007-01-26 10:45|| Front Page Top

#6 I drive a BS ultra

Posted by RD 2007-01-26 11:39|| 2007-01-26 11:39|| Front Page Top

#7 The Texas startup they're mentioning is EEStor, Inc. Here is a LINK to an article from late last year. If they can do what they claim, it might change the playing field a bit.

Posted by Chuck Darwin 2007-01-26 15:30|| 2007-01-26 15:30|| Front Page Top

#8 Actually, you have to get to page 3 to get the caveats:
"Regarding concerns about temperature, leakage, and ceramic brittleness . . ."

The device doesn't work at temps less than -20C
(-8F). It also tends to crack under repeated jarring. The cracking might cause several thousand volts to discharge suddenly.

As they say in the article "What happens when a vehicle crashes and the device cracks?"

Al

Posted by Frozen Al 2007-01-26 15:58|| 2007-01-26 15:58|| Front Page Top

#9 old skool pitch..just a sample..

EEStor. "We're the first application, and that's thrilling for us. We took the initial risk because we believed in what they are doing. And energy storage is the game changer."

The key challenge, however, is to ensure that the barium-titanate powders can be made on a production line without compromising purity and stability. "Purification gives you better production stability, gives you better permittivity, and gives you the high voltages you're looking for," says Weir. "We've now got the chemicals certified and purified to the point we're looking for." (Better permittivity of the insulator improves the amount of charge that can be stored without letting the current leak across the two plates.)

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Mines, Processes, and Snake oil the old Cons are Legends and True! Good Luck but don't invest just listen and enjoy a few.

page 3 @ the link: in the comments--> Further evidences of EEstor's hype! by Roger Pham 1/22/2007 10:41 PM

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Posted by RD 2007-01-26 19:30|| 2007-01-26 19:30|| Front Page Top

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