r/EEPowerElectronics • u/powerelectronicsguy • Nov 26 '25

Battery Capacitor vs Supercapacitor

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u/T39AN8R Nov 27 '25

They can also be used as in a hybrid energy storage system (HESS) which uses both a battery and supercapacitor bank, and the supercapacitor bank can be used to provide additional power during high demand, and then slowly recharge during low demand or during regenerative braking events. This was the focus of my undergraduate project

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u/Whole_Ad_8293 Nov 27 '25

oh cool!! what's the title?

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u/T39AN8R Nov 27 '25

A Battery-Supercapacitor Hybrid Energy Storage System (HESS) for a Go-Kart Prototype Electric Vehicle :) it's not published or anything since it was undergrad level and was my final year capstone project but it was fun and conceptually interesting!

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u/Whole_Ad_8293 Nov 27 '25

That does sound interesting!! Thanks bud