Maxwell Technologies Inc. is introducing a 75-volt BOOSTCAP ultracapacitor module to provide a scaleable, cost-effective, low-maintenance solution to meet the backup power and power quality requirements of wind turbines and other renewable energy generation and industrial equipment applications.
Maxwell developed the new module, which will be generally available early in the fourth quarter, in response to market demand for an easy-to-integrate energy storage building block for a variety of electrical system functions, including:
- Backup power for orderly shutdown of wind turbine blade pitch mechanisms and automated manufacturing equipment;
- Buffering to enhance the consistency of wind, solar and wave power input into the utility grid;
- Low-maintenance alternative to batteries for short-term bridge power for uninterruptible power supplies (UPS).