Supercapacitor Market Segments and
Applications Examples
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Supercapacitor Overview
Eaton supercapacitors are high power, life of
the application, maintenance-free energy
storage. They are used to replace batteries or
work in complement to batteries for high
reliability applications as back up power, pulse
power, voltage control or hybrid power systems.
Eaton offers the broadest range
No lead (Pb)
No thermal runaway
Non hazardous
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Smart Meter – Electric Automatic Meter Reader
Application
Description
Products
Real Time Clock (RTC)
Backup power
Power to RTC when grid
power is lost. Critical to
synchronization of data
and payment systems.
RF Radio
RF Radio
Backup power
Pulse power
Power for status and data Pulse power for data
transmission when grid
communications radio.
power is lost
The reduces the size and
cost of DC-DC converter.
KR series, KW series
PB series
HB Series
HV series
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PB series 0.47-3F
PM series 0.47-3F
PHV series 0.47-3F
B/HB series 1F-10F
HV series 1F-35F
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Smart Meter – Water Automatic Meter Reader
Application
Battery Assist
Description
Typical battery is either slow to
react (Lithium Thionyl) or loses
life quickly (Li Ion) with pulse
power. Supercapacitors in
parallel with batteries allow the
system to achieve a 15-20 year
life time.
Products
PM series
PHV series
RF Radio
Pulse power
Relieves the battery from the
pulse power required for RF
communications.
2 pcs B0810
PM series
PHV series
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Smart Meter – Gas Automatic Meter Reader
Application
Description
Products
RF Radio
Pulse power
Relieves the battery from the pulse
power required for RF
communications thus increasing the
life time of the battery and/or
reduces the power required from DCDC converter. EN60079-11
compliance.
PM series
PHV series
HV series
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Smart Grid - Concentrator
Application
Description
Products
RF Radio
Backup power
Provide power for last
data transmission when
power goes out.
HV series
PHV series
PM series
XV series
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RF Radio
Pulse power
Provide power to the
radio which reduces the
cost and size of DC-DC
converter
HV series
PHV series
PM series
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Transportation – Bus and Car DVR
Application
Description
Products
Aftermarket DVR
Backup Power
Provide backup power to aftermarket
video cameras for cars and busses. In
case there is an accident which
disconnects the camera from the
main power, the video will still be
recorded.
2pcs HB1030
2pcs HV1030
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Transportation – Train Systems
Application
Description
Train Controller
Backup Power
Provide power to
store train controller
data in case of a
power loss or crash.
Door and gate
Backup power
Provide backup power
to train doors and
gates in case of a
power outage.
Products
5pcs HV1635
6pcs XV3585
9pcs XV3585
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Transportation –Traction
Application
Description
Train/Trolley/Light Rail/Subway
Traction
Energy capture and re-use either on
vehicle or at station. Energy savings
and voltage stabilization of high
voltage network.
xEV Bus
Traction
Standalone or with batteries to
provide energy storage/capture and
reuse for acceleration for HEV and
EV busses
Products
7400pcs XL60 Series
108-252 pcs XL60 series
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Transportation – Start / Stop
Application
Description
Products
Automotive
Start/Stop
Provide power for engine
starting to support
start/stop system which
restart vehicles many
times per day.
XV3565
XL60 series
Truck, Heavy Equipment
Starting
Provide starting power for
delivery trucks with
frequent starts and
reliability in cold weather.
Replaces batteries for
starting. Batteries have
extended life for other
functions.
6-12pc XL60 series
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Marine
Train Starting
Provide starting power for
delivery trucks with
frequent starts and
reliability in cold weather.
Replaces batteries for
starting. Batteries have
extended life for other
functions.
12 - 24pcs XL60 series
Bus
Starting
Provide starting
power for busses .
Replaces batteries
for starting
especially in cold
climates.
12pcs XL60 series
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Renewable Energy – Wind Turbine
Application
Description
Products
Pitch Control
Backup or active control
Backup power or pulse power
for blade control motors.
Allows positioning of blades
to shutdown wind turbine or
optimize turbine speed vs.
wind speed.
XV3560
90-93 pcs per turbine XVM-16
72-96pcs XL60 series per
turbine
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RTC
Backup
Clock backup power for
controls. Ensures timing to grid
once power returns.
KR series
KW series
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Renewable Energy – Solar Inverter
Application
Description
Solar Inverter RTC
Backup
Clock backup power for
controls. Ensures timing
to grid once power
returns.
Solar Inverter
Low Voltage Ridethrough
Backup power in case of
power outage or low
voltage on grid. Provides
ridethrough to prevent
inveter from disconnecting.
Utility size grid.
Products
KW series
6-12pcs XV3560
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Industrial – Backup Power
Application CNC Machines
Backup power
PLC - Programmable
Logic Controller
Backup power
Description Memory backup. In
Backup power to save
case of power outage, memory in case of
information is stored to outage. PLCs used for
continue machine tool robotics, machine tools
and automation.
ATM Cash Machine
Backup power
Products
6pcs HV1635
4pcs XV3560
6-12pcs XB3585
6-12pcs XV3585
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Backup power to eject
customer card in case
of power loss.
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Industrial – UPS Backup
Application
Description
Products
Uninterruptible Power
Supply (UPS)
Datacenter (1030seconds), hospital
(20 seconds), industrial
equipment 5-20
seconds) bridge power
to generator/fuel cell.
Battery replacement.
UPS
Ridethrough power
Electronics
manufacturing
ridethrough power for
2-5 second drops in
mains power.
Battery or flywheel
replacement.
Gambling Machines
Backup power
Backup power to save
status, memory and
transaction data in
gaming machines or
work cells.
230-7360 XL60
76-228pcs XV series
230-7360 XL60
PHV-5R4x474-R
9 pcs XV3560
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Industrial – Pulse Power
Application POS Terminals
Ridethrough
Description Ridethrough power to
allow time for battery
swap.
Vehicle Tracker
Pulse power
Pulse power for RF
radio tracking of train
cars, trucks, fleet
vehicles.
Products
2pcs HV1860
2pcs XV3560
KR-5R5x105-R
2pcs B0810
X-Ray Machines
Pulse power
Pulse power for mobile
X-ray machine to plug
into standard wall
outlet instead of high
voltage outlet.
Reduces cost of AC
input transformer.
360pcs HV1860
180 pcs XV3550
186 pcs XV3560
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Door Locks
Battery Assist
Battery complement to
extend battery
replacement from 6
months to 1 year
B series
HB series
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Computing – Storage Server
Application NVDIMM
Description Backup power to
move data from
DRAM to Flash
memory on a
memory card.
Products 6 pcs HV1030 or
HV1245
Raid Controller
Cache to flash
Backup power to
move data from
DRAM cache to flash
memory
Storage Server
Cache to flash
Backup power to
move data from
DRAM cache to flash
memory
2 pcs HV1840
2 pcs HV1625
5 pcs HV1245
4 pcs HB1840 or
HB1860
2-5 pcs HV1325,
HV1245 or HV1625
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