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

Compared to rechargeable batteries of the same weight, supercapacitors only have around 10 % of the energia 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 energia Density
The power density describes how quickly an energia storage device can release or store energia. It is crucial for applicazioni that require short-term high energia outputs, such as when starting an engine. Supercapacitors are characterized by a high power density, which is why they can provide energia very quickly. The energia density indicates how much energia a storage device can hold over a longer period of time. A high energia density is essential for applicazioni that require a continuous energia 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.

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