Current Status of Environmental, Health, and Safety Issues of Electrochemical Capacitors for Advanced Vehicle Applications

Research output: NRELTechnical Report

Abstract

This report examines the environmental, health, and safety issues associated with the use of electrochemical capacitors in advanced vehicles. Current development efforts target using electrochemical capacitors to provide power assists in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). HEVs could help meet the energy and environmental goals for national transportation because of their improved fuel efficiencyand emissions compared with conventional vehicles. These capacitors might be used in HEVs because of their high power capability and long life. Understanding environmental, health, and safety issues associated with electrochemical capacitors in advanced vehicles is an important step toward commercialization.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages53
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/TP-460-22452

Keywords

  • advanced vehicles
  • electrochemical capacitors

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