Index
A
AC circuits
capacitive loads for, 27–28
inductive loads for, 28
resistive load in, 27
AC impedance spectroscopy, 65
Acetonitrile, 235
Activated carbon, 137, 151, 152
templated, 153–156
zeolite templated, 154
Adjustable speed drives (ASDs), 326–328
Advanced Vehicle Simulator
(ADVISOR), 249, 270
Aqueous electrolytes, 182–183
B
Batteries
cycle lifetime, 141
electrode chemistry, 141
enhancement, with supercapacitors,
321–323
functions, 137–138
lead acid, 138–139
lithium ion, 140–141
material properties, 138
nickel-cadmium, 139
nickel-metal hydride, 139–140
overview, 137–138
sizing, 271
start-up, 272
supercapacitors, integration with,
250, 251, 265–266, 271–272
supercapacitors, versus, 92
temperature ranges of operation, 141
thermal phase shift reactions, 141
Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET)
technique, 61, 277, 311
C
Cap-XX, 241, 242–243
Capacitances, measurement of, 6–7
Capacitor cell voltage, 5–6
Capacitors, electric
breakdown of, 135
charging, 15, 17–18
circuit capacitors, 21–23
circuit resistors, 21
cycle lifetimes, 135
cylindrical, 7
DC/AC currents, 15–17
dielectric strength of, 7–8
discharging, 15, 18–19
disk-shaped, 33
energy storage in, 20
ferrodielectric; see Ferrodielectric
capacitors
fixed; see Fixed capacitors
function of, 2
high-voltage; see High-voltage
capacitors
history of, 1–2
inductors; see Inductors
instabilities, 67
interference-suppression; see
Interference-suppression
capacitors
isolate sphere, 7
linear, 34
nonlinear, 34
parts of, typical, 6
polar polymer dielectric capacitors;
see Polar polymer dielectric
capacitors
power; see Power capacitors
power density, 135
RC time, 17–18, 25
resistor-inductor circuits; see
Resistor-inductor circuits
spherical, 7
structure of, 1
traditional, 135
tube-shaped, 33
tuner; see Tuner capacitors
variable; see Variable capacitors
349
A
AC circuits
capacitive loads for, 27–28
inductive loads for, 28
resistive load in, 27
AC impedance spectroscopy, 65
Acetonitrile, 235
Activated carbon, 137, 151, 152
templated, 153–156
zeolite templated, 154
Adjustable speed drives (ASDs), 326–328
Advanced Vehicle Simulator
(ADVISOR), 249, 270
Aqueous electrolytes, 182–183
B
Batteries
cycle lifetime, 141
electrode chemistry, 141
enhancement, with supercapacitors,
321–323
functions, 137–138
lead acid, 138–139
lithium ion, 140–141
material properties, 138
nickel-cadmium, 139
nickel-metal hydride, 139–140
overview, 137–138
sizing, 271
start-up, 272
supercapacitors, integration with,
250, 251, 265–266, 271–272
supercapacitors, versus, 92
temperature ranges of operation, 141
thermal phase shift reactions, 141
Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET)
technique, 61, 277, 311
C
Cap-XX, 241, 242–243
Capacitances, measurement of, 6–7
Capacitor cell voltage, 5–6
Capacitors, electric
breakdown of, 135
charging, 15, 17–18
circuit capacitors, 21–23
circuit resistors, 21
cycle lifetimes, 135
cylindrical, 7
DC/AC currents, 15–17
dielectric strength of, 7–8
discharging, 15, 18–19
disk-shaped, 33
energy storage in, 20
ferrodielectric; see Ferrodielectric
capacitors
fixed; see Fixed capacitors
function of, 2
high-voltage; see High-voltage
capacitors
history of, 1–2
inductors; see Inductors
instabilities, 67
interference-suppression; see
Interference-suppression
capacitors
isolate sphere, 7
linear, 34
nonlinear, 34
parts of, typical, 6
polar polymer dielectric capacitors;
see Polar polymer dielectric
capacitors
power; see Power capacitors
power density, 135
RC time, 17–18, 25
resistor-inductor circuits; see
Resistor-inductor circuits
spherical, 7
structure of, 1
traditional, 135
tube-shaped, 33
tuner; see Tuner capacitors
variable; see Variable capacitors
349