Skeleton has developed a supercapacitor-powered fast charging station for public transportation. The fast charging station enables buses and delivery vehicles to charge in seconds and drive for several kilometers on supercapacitors alone, proving supercapacitors as a viable solution for inner-city transportation needs.
The charging station enables opportunity charging, allowing vehicles to charge quickly along their routes without having to drive to a charging depot and charge a traditional battery pack for hours.
Having the option to charge fast is of course very beneficial in reducing downtime and trips to the charging depot, but there’s another key benefit to Skeleton’s fast charging station: its ability to utilize a supercapacitor buffer to charge vehicles while maintaining a relatively low current connection to the grid means it is also reducing the strain on the grid, which is one of the key problems caused by the rapid increase in the number of electric vehicles.
Skeleton’s supercapacitor charging station is a clever solution to ensure power grids can maintain stability even at peak charging times, of course, granted that there are enough stations to go around.
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