Supercaps, also known as supercapacitors, are a special type of energía storage device that combine certain properties of rechargeable batteries with those of capacitors. They can store enormous amounts of energía this way and release it again very quickly, which makes them particularly valuable for many aplicaciones.

Compared to rechargeable batteries of the same weight, supercapacitors only have around 10 % of the energía density. However, their power density is around ten to a hundred times greater. Supercapacitors can therefore be charged and discharged much faster. They also withstand many more charging cycles than rechargeable batteries and are therefore suitable as a replacement or supplement wherever high switching loads are required.

Power Density vs energía Density
The power density describes how quickly an energía storage device can release or store energía. It is crucial for aplicaciones that require short-term high energía outputs, such as when starting an engine. Supercapacitors are characterized by a high power density, which is why they can provide energía very quickly. The energía density indicates how much energía a storage device can hold over a longer period of time. A high energía density is essential for aplicaciones that require a continuous energía supply.

World's Thinnest Supercapacitors
The prismatic supercapacitors from SCHURTER are super-thin. With a thickness of just 0.4 mm, the SCHURTER SCPA is currently the world's thinnest supercapacitor.

aplicaciones
The supercapacitors from SCHURTER are ideal for demanding aplicaciones that require high capacitance in the most compact dimensions. For example, in mobile devices, wearable electronics, sensor tecnología, small power supplies or devices with mobile energía generation and uninterruptible power supplies.