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News Release from: Maxwell Technologies | Subject: Boostcap ultracapacitors
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 11 January 2008
Ultracapacitors chosen for automotive
project
Ultracapacitors provide a reservoir of standby power to ensure stable functioning of the vehicle's electrical system when multiple power demands tax the system.
Continental has selected Maxwell's Boostcap ultracapacitors as the energy storage element of a boardnet stabilisation system it is developing for a major automaker David Schramm, Maxwell's President and Chief Executive Officer, said that Continental has advised the company to prepare to begin delivering initial series production volumes in the second half of 2009 for the 2010 automotive model year
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 1 Oct 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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"After many years of design and development work on automotive applications, this design win for a high-volume series production program is a very significant milestone for Maxwell", Schramm said.
"Over the life of this program, Continental will require very large quantities of ultracapacitor cells to produce these boardnet stabilisation modules".
In this application, ultracapacitors provide a reservoir of standby power to ensure stable functioning of the vehicle's electrical system when multiple power demands tax the system.
Schramm said that Maxwell is working with Continental on other automotive programs and with other Tier 1 suppliers, automakers and heavy vehicle OEMs on ultracapacitor-based solutions for other electrical subsystem applications, such as capacitive starting, as well as for a wide range of energy-efficient, low-emission, electric and hybrid drive train configurations.
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