Mitigation of Heat Dissipation in Ultracapacitor

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the performance of ultracapacitors in energy intensive applications.This paper details the experimental analysis done for variouscombinations of material components used in ultracapacitors and its effect on major performance parameters. The paper describes the software simulation done to analyze the thermalconductivity behavior of the ultracapacitor. In the presented work,it is found that the polythene separator separating the two electrodes of the ultracapacitor and engulfing the ultracapacitor module is one of the weakest links in heat transfer. Synthesizedmaterialsused for substitutingpolythene separator will surely have optimized heat dissipation. The work done is one of its kind wherein experimental analysis and software simulationshave been carried out to complement the outcomes.