Ioxus, manufacturers of high end ultracapacitors
Chad Hall, COO of Ioxus explains what the company is doing with their ultracapacitors and what the future holds.
The gist is the company founded in 2006 is part of Custom Electronics, Inc. that has been involved in electronics since the 1960’s. Ioxus, which means power in Greek, focuses on the development and manufacturing of temporary energy storage devices, or ultracapacitors. When asked where are ultracapacitors going in the future? Chad believes they will increase in energy and power density, increase in charge retention time, reduce energy leakage, but also will help common battery technology by making them smaller with less replacements. ultracapacitors, as we have mentioned many times, are a great way to reduce the wear and tear on regular batteries. Interestingly enough, according to Chad the current battery technology pace helps ultracapacitors in the long term.
The Multifaceted Ultracapacitor. Ioxus ultracapacitor products find many applications in the electric vehicle, EV world. They replace hydraulic steering systems by providing power and energy needed but also support main energy storage systems. They can also be put in parallel with the central battery pack, which reduces the fast-discharge demands on the battery, making it last longer. There are other areas where ultracapacitors can play a role with EVs; providing back-up power to windows and locks, supporting GPS and satellite electronics, as well as providing power on demand for electric seats for instance. Compared to regular batteries, ultracapacitors have ten times the power and are more stable at temperatures of -40 Celsius compared to -20 for regular batteries. Their life-cycles are also much longer, 500,000+ cycles compared to 10,000 for normal batteries. With all that said, why do we not use ultracapacitors?
Technically Speaking. For one thing, they recapture 80 to 90% of their energy efficiently, while batteries only do 60 to 70%. Ioxus hybrid-ultracapacitors mix the best of both worlds, by uniting conventional battery technology with ultracapacitor chemistry. While hybrid-ultracapacitors have less power density, they retain some of the important qualities of ultracapacitors, mainly high power density for fast charge and discharge times, while providing some energy storage. Ioxus’ specific advantage is that their ultracapacitors have twice the power density as most competitors do for some sizes without compromising energy density. One key point about the company, it is "Made In The USA".
Next we will look at possible applications and more.
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